In the Name of the People (1974 film)
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In the Name of the People is a 1974 German
documentary film
directed by Ottokar Runze
. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival
where it won the Silver Bear.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Ottokar Runze
Ottokar Runze
Ottokar Runze is a German film producer, director and screenwriter. His 1974 film In the Name of the People was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear...
. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival
24th Berlin International Film Festival
The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 21 to July 2, 1974.-Jury:* Rodolfo Kuhn * Margaret Hinxmann* Pietro Bianchi* Gérard Ducaux-Rupp* Kurt Heinz* Akira Iwasaki* Arthur Knight* Manfred Purzer...
where it won the Silver Bear.
Cast
- Gerd Siekmann - Richter (Judge)
- Heinz-Dietrich Stark - Anstaltsleiter (Head of Prison)
- Hajo Wandschneider - Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer)