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Witness Out of Hell

Witness Out of Hell

Genres

Drama

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Leah Weiss, a Polish Jew, was first forced into prostitution at Auschwitz. Afterwards, she was victimized in medical experiments. Now, twenty years later, German war crimes prosecutors hope she will be their star witness. But can she stand up to the shame, the publicity, and the reliving of those experiences?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

28 June 1967

Country

Germany

Cast

Irene Papas

Irene Papas

Lea Weiss

Heinz Drache

Heinz Drache

Staatsanwalt Hoffmann

Daniel Gélin

Daniel Gélin

Bora Petrović

Alice Treff

Alice Treff

Frau von Keller

Jean Claudio

Jean Claudio

Charlos Bianchi

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Von Walden

Radmila Guteša

Radmila Guteša

Elsa

Petar Banićević

Petar Banićević

Fischer

Hans Zesch-Ballot

Hans Zesch-Ballot

Dr. Berger

Darko Tatić

Darko Tatić

Recepcioner Alfred

Zorica Gajdaš

Zorica Gajdaš

Dama s kučićima

Dragan Laković

Dragan Laković

Nikola Jovanović

Nikola Jovanović

Posetilac dame sa kučićima

Ivo Jakšić

Ivo Jakšić

Nemački oficir

Rade Marković

Rade Marković

Dr. Berger (voice)

Voja Mirić

Voja Mirić

Hoffman, državni tužilac (voice)

Branko Pleša

Branko Pleša

Bora Petrović (voice)

Mira Stupica

Mira Stupica

Lea Weiss (voice)

Predrag Tasovac

Predrag Tasovac

Von Walden (voice)

Eugen Verber

Eugen Verber

Službenik hotela

Janez Vrhovec

Janez Vrhovec

Doktor

Mirjana Blašković

Mirjana Blašković

Ana, sobarica (uncredited)

Milan Panić

Milan Panić

Posetilac dame sa kučićima (uncredited)

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