Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie

IMDb 7.1 1988 268 min WarDocumentary

Director

Marcel Ophüls

Country

DE

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Klaus Barbie
Klaus Barbie Self
Marcel Ophüls
Marcel Ophüls Self
Serge Klarsfeld
Serge Klarsfeld Self
Beate Klarsfeld
Beate Klarsfeld Self
Claude Lanzmann
Claude Lanzmann Self