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06/10/2005 Documentary, History 1h 13m
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… not just a reconstruction of a death but the living portrait of the scene of the crime.

Overview

Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.

  1. David Mauas

    Writer, Director

  2. Joan Ripollés Iranzo

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Juan Ramón Capella

    Himself

  2. Félix de Azúa

    Himself

  3. Stéphane Hessel

    Himself

  4. Dani Karavan

    Himself

  5. Stéphane Mosès

    Himself

  6. Gary Smith

    Himself

  7. Rolf Tiedemann

    Himself

  8. Patrick von zur Mühlen

    Himself

  9. Bernd Witte

    Himself

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
Spanish

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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