In the Name of the People (1974)
2h 8m
Running Time
November 7, 1974Release Date
In the Name of the People (1974)
2h 8m
Running Time
November 7, 1974Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Gerd Siekmann
Richter (Judge)
Heinz-Dietrich Stark
Anstaltsleiter (Head of Prison)
Hajo Wandschneider
Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer)
Ottokar Runze
Director
Paul Ellmerer
Cinematographer
Michael Epp
Cinematographer
Details.
Release DateNovember 7, 1974
Original NameIm Namen des Volkes
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Genres
Wiki.
In the Name of the People (German: Im Namen des Volkes) is a 1974 West German documentary film directed by Ottokar Runze. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.