Bonner Pitaval - Die Affäre Heyde-Sawade

Overview

After participating in more than 100,000 euthanasia crimes during the Nazi era, the former SS psychiatrist and physician Dr. Werner Heyde leads an unmolested life in West Germany after the war under a false name ("Fritz Sawade"). With the help of confidants, he manages to get a job as a medical expert. His true identity remains in the dark for many years. His wife has him declared dead and draws the pension of a psychology professor's widow. After remaining unidentified for ten years, Dr. Heyde is unmasked and arrested one day and found dead in his cell shortly before the start of the trial. The film plot is based on the authentic case of Dr. Werner Heyde.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 6, 1963

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany

Production

Fernsehen der DDR

Cast

Hans-Joachim Büttner,Harry Hindemith,Marga Legal,Martin Flörchinger,Walter Jupé,Peter Sturm

Director

Wolfgang Luderer

Writer

Friedrich Karl Kaul,Walter Jupé,Wolfgang Luderer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0300910