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The Pedestrian (1973)

The Pedestrian poster
Original title
Der Fußgänger
Directed by
Maximilian Schell
Genre
drama film
Country
Israel, Germany, Switzerland
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man is put on trial for war crimes. The film follows the legal proceedings and the man's past.

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What happens

The Pedestrian (German: Der Fußgänger) is a 1973 film directed by Maximilian Schell. It is about the trial of an elderly war criminal. The film was a co-production between companies in Germany, Switzerland and Israel; the movie was distributed in the United States by Cinerama Releasing Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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