Porträt eines Richters

This film is about the difference between law and justice. A national socialist is accused of having stirred up some people against foreigners. A judge has to decide whether he has done so or if his statement comes under the constitutional given freedom of speech. This is compared with a trial in the third Reich. A young woman is being accused of having a relationship with a jew. The film confronts two views of law: the judgement is only based on the current law or the judgement may be influenced by socio-political events and sense of justice.

Robert Giggenbach

Kolb

Peter Simonischek

Kemp

Michael Degen

Leo Sontheimer

Franziska Walser

Staatsanwältin Dr. Krüger

Gerd Anthoff

Dr. Färber

Elert Bode

Dr. Römer

Horst Sachtleben

Dr. Laue

Alexander Duda

Winfried Frey

Dorothee Hartinger

Lisa Schrenk

Jürgen Tonkel

Schweiger

Bernd Herberger

Sarah Camp

Johanna Bittenbinder

Werner Schnitzer

• Norbert KückelmannDirector

Release date

June 24, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Crime, TV Movie, Drama