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Der Prozess (The Trial) (1948) G.W. Pabst; Ewald Balser, Marianne Schonauer
Der Prozess (The Trial) (1948) G.W. Pabst; Ewald Balser, Marianne Schonauer
 
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In German with English subtitles.

This film is based on a true story which took place in 19th century Hungary. When a young peasant girl commits suicide, the superstitious villagers, stirred up by the odiously anti-Semitic Baron Onody (Heinz Moog), immediately assume that she was the victim of a Jewish sacrificial ritual. Despite an utter lack of evidence (or common sense), all the Jews in town are rounded up and subjected to a mass trial. Risking his reputation and possibly his life, idealistic lawyer Dr. Eövötes (Ewald Balser) defends the Jews, forcing all of Hungary to come face to face with its blind and stupid prejudices. The first postwar effort by director G.W. Pabst, Der Prozess has been interpreted by some as Pabst's act of attrition after his reluctant professional association with the Nazis during WWII. Whatever the case, the film, which earned Pabst a Best Director award at the 1948 Venice Film Festival, remains one of the director's finest works.

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5 of 5 June 6, 2022
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5 of 5 Der Prozess (The Trial) (1948) March 7, 2017
Reviewer: Wolfgang Fleig from Waldshut-Tiengen, Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany  
I'm very pleased

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4 of 5 Very watchable February 22, 2017
Reviewer: Patrick Hunter from Panorama City, CA United States  
Impressive to see, because it is a historical document.

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4 of 5 Der Prozess January 15, 2016
Reviewer: Carol Sandström from Skärholmen, Stockholm Sweden  
A very interesting post-war Pabst film. Good print

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