Who Killed Walter Benjamin…

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Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.

Cast

Juan Ramón Capella
Himself
Félix de Azúa
Himself
Stéphane Hessel
Himself
Dani Karavan
Himself
Stéphane Mosès
Himself
Gary Smith
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Rolf Tiedemann
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Patrick von zur Mühlen
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Bernd Witte
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Erdmut Wizisla
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Crew

David Mauas
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Joan Ripollés Iranzo
Writer
Pau Valiente
Editor, Title Designer
Víctor Vidal
Editor
Rachel Rusinek
Director of Photography
Miquel Alvarez
Executive Producer
César Fernández Borrás
Sound Mixer, Sound Recordist
Shinya Kitamura
Sound Recordist
Xavier Maristany
Original Music Composer

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