Just a Matter of Duty

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Just a Matter of Duty
Directed by Thomas Mitscherlich
Written by Detlef Michel
Produced by Elke Peters
Starring Katharina Thalbach
CinematographyThomas Mauch
Edited byMargot Neubert-Maric
Release date
  • 6 May 1993 (1993-05-06)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Just a Matter of Duty (German : Die Denunziantin) is a 1993 German drama film directed by Thomas Mitscherlich, about a German war crimes trial following World War II. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 30 May 2011.