Released:
1988-11-01

Overview:
Marcel Ophuls' riveting film details the heinous legacy of the Gestapo head dubbed "The Butcher of Lyon." Responsible for over 4,000 deaths in occupied France during World War II, Barbie would escape—with U.S. help—to South America in 1951, where he lived until a global manhunt led to his 1983 arrest and subsequent trial.

Director:
Marcel Ophüls

Runtime:
4h 28min

Genre:
War, Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Klaus Barbie
  as
  Self
• 
  Marcel Ophüls
  as
  Self
• 
  Serge Klarsfeld
  as
  Self
• 
  Beate Klarsfeld
  as
  Self
• 
  Claude Lanzmann
  as
  Self