Film · 1974 · Documentary
In this German film, inmates guilty of a prison murder are put on trial before a court consisting of other inmates. The trial is given the full formal treatment it might receive in a civilian setting. The key point in this film is that these are the actual murderers admitting their actual crimes before a judges' panel consisting of their peers: actual prisoners at the same institution. Having no force of law, the trial proceeds without reaching a conclusion. That is something the viewer is asked to provide. This movie won a Silver Bear from the 1974 Berlin Film Festival.
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In this German film, inmates guilty of a prison murder are put on trial before a court consisting of other inmates. The trial is given the full formal treatment it might receive in a civilian setting. The key point in this film is that these are the actual murderers admitting their actual crimes before a judges' panel consisting of their peers: actual prisoners at the same institution. Having no force of law, the trial proceeds without reaching a conclusion. That is something the viewer is asked to provide. This movie won a Silver Bear from the 1974 Berlin Film Festival.
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In the Name of the People (1974) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 2h 8m documentary directed by Ottokar Runze is rated 7.0/10 by 1 viewers.
In the Name of the People was released on November 7, 1974.
In the Name of the People was directed by Ottokar Runze.
In the Name of the People has a runtime of 128 minutes (2h 8m).
In the Name of the People is categorized as Documentary.
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