Hôtel Terminus (1988)
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- Unrated
- 4h 27min
- Documentary, Biography
- Nov 1988 (USA)
- Movie
A documentary about Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo chief of Lyon, and his life after the war.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Johannes Schneider-Merck | ... |
German Import-Exporter, Barbie's Neighbour in Lima
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Raymond Lévy | ... |
Billiard Player in Lyon
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Marcel Cruat | ... |
Billiard Player in Lyon
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Henri Varlot | ... |
Billiard Player in Lyon
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Pierre Mérindol | ... |
Journalist from Lyon
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Johann Otten | ... |
Farmer, School Friend from Barbie's native village
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Peter Minn | ... |
Wehrmacht Major, retired, Barbie's high school friend
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Claude Bourdet | ... |
Resistance Leader
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Eugene Kolb | ... |
Lt., C.I.C. Control Officer, retired, Barbie's former Superior
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Lise Lesèvre | ... |
Member of the French Underground
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| Lucie Aubrac | ... |
Resistance Leader
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| Raymond Aubrac | ... |
Resistance Leader
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Simone Lagrange | ... |
Auschwitz Survivor
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Daniel Cordier | ... |
Jean Moulin's former Assistant
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Frédéric Dugoujon | ... |
Physician in Caluire
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René Hardy | ... |
Train Saboteur for French Underground (archiveFootage)
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Fernand Bucchanieri | ... |
Mayor of Solutré
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Claude Bal | ... |
Filmmaker
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René Tavernier | ... |
Poet and Resistance Fighter
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| Bertrand Tavernier | ... |
Filmmaker
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Karl-Heinz Müller | ... |
Gestapo Chief, Toulouse
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Harry Steingritt | ... |
Gestapo Bodyguard, Lyon
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Serge Klarsfeld | ... |
Maitre / Attorney-at-law and Historian
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Albert Rosset | ... |
National Front Leader in Lyon
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Gilbert Wolf | ... |
Resistance Fighter
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Roger Maria | ... |
Resistance Fighter
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Armand Zuchner | ... |
French Police Officer, retired
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Nicole Gompel | ... |
Plaintiff, André Gompel's daughter
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Françoise Hemmerlé | ... |
Writer, Resident of Lyon
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Léon Landini | ... |
Freedom Fighter, F.T.P.-M.O.I.
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Erhard Dabringhaus | ... |
C.I.C. Control Officer, retired
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Michel Thomas | ... |
Language Teacher, US Counter-Intelligence Agent, retired
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| Daniel Cohn-Bendit | ... |
Former Student Leader
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| Günter Grass | ... |
Writer
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Wolfgang Gustmann | ... |
Veteran of the Waffen SS Office
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Bernhard Knittel | ... |
Spokesman for Bavarian Ministry of Justice
(as Herr Knittel)
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Karl Polke | ... |
Former C.I.C. Informer
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Robert Taylor | ... |
Sgt., Army Counter-Intelligence, retired
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Leni Taylor | ... |
Taylor's Wife
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Allan A. Ryan Jr. | ... |
Formerly US Dept. of Justice Officer
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Earl Browning | ... |
Sgt., Army Counter-Intelligence, retired
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Paul Paillole | ... |
Col. - Former Chief of French Intelligence
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Jacques Delarue | ... |
Historian
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Benjamin Shute | ... |
Former Intelligence Director, H.I.C.O.G.
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Ivo Omrcanin | ... |
Croatian Exile
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Elisabeth Holtzman | ... |
District Attorney of Brooklyn, NY
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Georges Neagoy | ... |
Former C.I.A. Agent
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Gustavo Sánchez Salazar | ... |
Bolivian Secretary of the Interior
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Gastón Velasco | ... |
Bolivian Businessman
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Mirna Murillo | ... |
Bolivian Journalist
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Peter McFarren | ... |
Associated Press Correspondant in Bolivia
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Álvaro De Castro | ... |
Barbie's Bodyguard
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Joachim Fiebelkorn | ... |
Adventurer
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José Antonio Santos-Chichizola | ... |
Former Peruvian Judge
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Albert Brun | ... |
Agente France Presse Correspondant in Perú
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Beate Klarsfeld | ... |
Researcher of Nazi Crimes
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Ita Halaunbrenner | ... |
Witness for the Prosecution
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Alexandre Halaunbrenner | ... |
Ita Halaunbrenner's Son
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Monique Halaunbrenner | ... |
Ita Halaunbrenner's Daughter
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Ladislas De Hoyos | ... |
TV Anchorman
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Guido Vildoso | ... |
Former President of Bolivia
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Werner Guttentag | ... |
Publisher in Bolivia
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Régis Debray | ... |
Advisor to the French President
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Paul Schmitt | ... |
Prison Warden - Montluc
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| Jacques Vergès | ... |
Maitre / Attorney-at-law
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Jacques Derogy | ... |
Investigative Journalist
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| Claude Lanzmann | ... |
Self
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Ute Messner | ... |
Barbie's Daughter, Librarian in Austria
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Françoise Croizier | ... |
Housewife in Santa Cruz
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Roger Roucou | ... |
Restaurant Owner
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Christian Bourillot | ... |
Restaurant Owner
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Marie-Louise Vettard | ... |
Restaurant Owner
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Chantal Vettard | ... |
Marie-Louise Vettard's Daughter in Law
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| Judith Miller | ... |
New York Times Correspondant
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Richard Bernstein | ... |
New York Times Correspondant
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Milton Dank | ... |
Historian
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Lluís Bassets | ... |
El País Correspondant
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Françoise Stoll | ... |
French Student
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Isabel Hilton | ... |
The Independent Correspondant
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| Jean-Marie Le Pen | ... |
Leader of the National Front
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Pierre Truche | ... |
Lyon Public Prosecutor in Barbie's trial
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Alfred Streim | ... |
Federal Prosecutor of Nazi Crimes in Germany
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Sorj Chalandon | ... |
Libération Reporter in Lyon
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Julien Favet | ... |
Farm Worker at Izieu
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Roland Rappaport | ... |
Maitre / Attorney-at-law
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Sabina Zlatin | ... |
Former Supervisor of Children's Home at Izieu
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Alain Finkielkraut | ... |
Philosopher
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Alain Jakubowicz | ... |
Maitre / Attorney-at-law
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André Castelnau | ... |
Journalist
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| Jeanne Moreau | ... |
Narrator
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| Klaus Barbie | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Marcel Ophüls | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Marcel Ophüls | ||
Written by
| Marcel Ophüls | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Bernard Farrel | ... | associate producer |
| Hamilton Fish | ... | executive producer |
| John S. Friedman | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Kovler | ... | co-executive producer |
| Marcel Ophüls | ... | producer |
Music by
| Maurice Jarre | ||
Cinematography by
| Reuben Aaronson | ... | director of photography |
| Pierre Boffety | ||
| Daniel Chabert | ||
| Michael J. Davis | ||
| Paul Gonon | ||
| Hans Haber | ||
| Lionel Legros | ||
| Wilhelm Rösing | ||
Editing by
| Albert Jurgenson | ||
| Catherine Zins | ||
Editorial Department
| Brigitte Bernard | ... | assistant editor |
| Sophie Brunet | ... | assistant editor |
| Thérèse Giraud | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Bernard Farrel | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Michael Busch | ... | sound |
| Philippe Mouisset | ... | sound |
| Michel Trouillard | ... | sound editor |
| Anne Weil | ... | sound editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Olivier Durand | ... | assistant camera |
| Laurent Machuel | ... | assistant camera |
| Beatrice Mizrahi | ... | assistant camera |
| Madelyn Most | ... | b camera operator / camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Dieter Riefart | ... | assistant to director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Simply Media (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (Feature)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1988) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1989) (Canada) (video)
- Icarus Films (2010) (United States)
- L'Atelier d'Images (2015) (France) (video) (TVOD, SVOD, Video)
- MCA Home Video (1989) (Canada) (VHS)
- Turbine Medien (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Video Treasures (United States) (VHS)
- Virgin Vision
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1994) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This full-length documentary deals with the life, career and trial of Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie, known as the Butcher of Lyons. Virtually all aspects of his life are covered. His childhood and schooling in Germany; his early military career; his role in the head of intelligence in Lyons; his post-war employment by the US military; his life in Bolivia; his return to Europe; his trial and conviction. Interviewed are friends, enemies, associates, heroes and traitors. Written by garykmcd |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Marcel Ophüls deliberately chose not to show any Holocaust footage as he felt that audiences had become too used to gruesome imagery of that nature. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Accused/Another Woman/Madame Sousatzka/Hotel Terminus/Clara's Heart (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Pick Yourself Up See more » |