The Trial

Year: 1984

Runtime: 270 mins

Language: German

Director: Eberhard Fechner

Documentary

Over eight years of research, “Der Prozess” documents the longest criminal trial in German history—the Majdanek Trial. Featuring interviews with judges, defendants, victims and eyewitnesses plus archival footage, traces the legal proceedings against the staff and perpetrators of the Lublin/Majdanek concentration camp from its start to final verdict.

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