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Who Killed Walter Benjamin… (2005)
Directed by David Mauas
“… not just a reconstruction of a death but the living portrait of the scene of the crime.”
Documentary, History · 1h 13m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- David Mauas
- Writer
- David Mauas, Joan Ripollés Iranzo
- Director of Photography
- Rachel Rusinek
- Original Music Composer
- Xavier Maristany
- Editor
- Pau Valiente, Víctor Vidal
Details
- Original title
- Quién mató a Walter Benjamin…
- Release date
- 2005-10-06
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- German, English, Catalan, Spanish, French
- Countries
- Spain, Netherlands
- Production
- Milagros Producciones, Medianimación, TV3, Nik Media