Who Killed Walter Benjamin…
2005
… not just a reconstruction of a death but the living portrait of the scene of the crime.
- Documentary
- History
6.0
3
October 6, 2005
1h 13m
Synopsis
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.
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Original Title
Quién mató a Walter Benjamin…
Spoken Languages
German, English, Catalan, Spanish, French
Production Countries
Spain, Netherlands
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