CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 30m

What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

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Can you imagine what it means to grow up as the child of a mass murderer? Hans Frank and Otto von Wächter were indicted as war criminals for their roles in WWII. Nazi Governors and consultants to Hitler himself, the two are collectively responsible for thousands of deaths. But what stood out to Philippe Sands were the impressions they left on their sons. While researching the Nuremberg trials, the human rights lawyer came across two men who re-focused his studies: Niklas Frank and Horst von Wächter. The men hold polar opposite views on the men who raised them.

Directed byDavid Evans

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
April 19, 2015
Studios
Wildgaze FilmsOscilloscope

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Niklas Frank

Himself

Philippe Sands

Himself

Horst von Wächter

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
David Evans
Written by
Philippe Sands
Produced by
Amanda Posey
Finola Dwyer

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