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The Memory of Justice

1976 · 278 min · Director: Marcel Ophüls

The Memory of Justice (1976) is a documentary, directed by Marcel Ophüls. It stars Albert Speer and Karl Dönitz. The 278-minute film holds an audience score of 6.8/10.

What The Memory of Justice Is About

Marcel Ophüls puts the Nuremberg trials, what France did in Algeria and what America did in Vietnam inside the same film. The question he asks is an uncomfortable one: when a country sits in judgement on another, where does it file its own conduct? The film does not turn comparison into equivalence, but it lets nobody leave clean either. Running close to five hours, it all but vanished after a limited release. In 2015 the Film Foundation and the Academy Film Archive found an unlabelled 16mm negative in a studio vault and restored it, recovering the original recordings under the English voiceover so that the people interviewed can be heard in their own voices.

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What is The Memory of Justice about?

Marcel Ophüls puts the Nuremberg trials, what France did in Algeria and what America did in Vietnam inside the same film. The question he asks is an uncomfortable one: when a country sits in judgement on another, where does it file its own conduct?

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How long is The Memory of Justice?

The Memory of Justice runs for 278 minutes (4h 38m).

When did The Memory of Justice come out?

The Memory of Justice was released in 1976.

Who directed The Memory of Justice?

The Memory of Justice was directed by Marcel Ophüls.

Who stars in The Memory of Justice?

The Memory of Justice stars Albert Speer, Karl Dönitz, Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring.

What is The Memory of Justice's rating?

The Memory of Justice holds 8.4/10 on IMDb and 6.8/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 69 out of 100.

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