Who Killed Walter Benjamin…

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Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.

Date: 10/06/2005

Rating: 6.0

Cast: Juan Ramón Capella, Félix de Azúa, Stéphane Hessel, Dani Karavan, Stéphane Mosès, Gary Smith, Rolf Tiedemann, Patrick von zur Mühlen, Bernd Witte, Erdmut Wizisla

Juan Ramón Capella

Félix de Azúa

Stéphane Hessel

Dani Karavan

Stéphane Mosès

Gary Smith

Rolf Tiedemann

Patrick von zur Mühlen

Bernd Witte

Erdmut Wizisla

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