Just a Matter of Duty | |
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Directed by | Thomas Mitscherlich |
Written by | Detlef Michel |
Produced by | Elke Peters |
Starring | Katharina Thalbach |
Cinematography | Thomas Mauch |
Edited by | Margot Neubert-Maric |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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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