

Das Zeugenhaus
2014-11-24 · 105 min · ★ 6.8
Witnesses about to testify at the Nuremberg War Trials needed a safe place to wait. All under one roof, each with their own secrets. And the countess assigned to take care of them. What was her secret?
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- Directors
- Matti Geschonneck
- Production companies
- ZDF, Moovie
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Iris BerbenGräfin Belavar
Matthias BrandtGeneralmajor Erwin Lahousen
Gisela SchneebergerGisela Limberger
Tobias MorettiRudolf Diels
Rosalie ThomassHenriette Henny von Schirach
Udo SamelHeinrich Hoffmann
Vicky KriepsMarie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier
Jeff BurrellCaptain Fabian Flynn
Samuel FinziGeheimdienstmann Bernstein
Edgar SelgeHerr Gärtner
Matthias MatschkeHerr Ross
Johanna GastdorfElise Krollmann
Louis HofmannWerner Krollmann
Britta HammelsteinEmilia
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