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The Grüninger Case

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Original title: Grüningers Fall
Year: 1997
Running time: 100 min.
Country: Switzerland
Director: Richard Dindo
Screenwriter: Richard Dindo. Book: Stefan Keller
Cast: Documentary
Music: Arvo Pärt
Cinematography: Pio Corradi, Rainer M. Trinkler
Producer: Lea Produktion GmbH, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Genre: Documentary. War | Biography. Based on a true story. Holocaust. Nazism. Historical Documentaries
Synopsis: Documentary on Paul Grüninger (who died in 1972), the St. Gall police chief who before the war saved the lives of several hundred Austrian Jews and consequently lost his job and faced a judicial dressing-down. Former Jewish refugees whose lives were saved, one by one take the witness stand in this unusual policeman’s defence. After several unsuccessful attempts to have Grüninger officially rehabilitated, the authorities of St. Gall finally gave their consent in the autumn of 1996. This film is a tribute to this long-delayed act of rehabilitation.

Awards: 1997: Swiss Film Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary

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The Grüninger Case

1997

Richard Dindo