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1989

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A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects. Read more

Starring	Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director	Costa Gravas
Genres	Drama

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- An effectively melodramatic courtroom drama, but no more than that, despite winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 1990.
- 39015
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:46
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  What did you do in the war Daddy?
  
  Joe Eszterhaz is not one of my favourite screen writers-remember Showgirls-but this is a class above anything else he has done for the screen.
  
  The ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Feb 2006 at 21:49
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  Music Box
  
  Brilliant film and excellent acting especially Jessica Lange.
  
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  - Grantham
  - 20 May 2009 at 20:56
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  Good film, good story, good acting but...
  
  ... poor title for the film. Enjoyable but somewhat of a 'budget movie' and a little dated too but overall not a bad film
  
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  - OXON
  - 16 Jun 2008 at 21:28
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  moving film
  
  jessica lange is superb. Gripping story.Worth seeing.
  
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- - fjcruiser
  - 42 reviews
  - Wimbledon
  - 02 Jun 2008 at 15:13
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  Superb
  
  Well acted, well written and keeps you hooked. Not a spectaclular film but well worth watching.
  
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  - Leeds, England
  - 08 Nov 2007 at 18:53
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  Solid but unspectacular
  
  A solid enough effort that could've been a lot better but for the fact that its conclusion was utterly obvious. This film is certainly not a patch on '... read more »
  
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  - 21 May 2007 at 19:17
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  Disturbing and unforgettable
  
  An under-rated very moving film about the aftermath of the Holocaust and the whole business of seeking out the perpetrators of the dark crime at the heart of ... read more »
  
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- - Sirat
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  - 28 Feb 2007 at 16:59
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  Too old now
  
  A thought provoking film at the time, but beginning to look a bit dated now. Pretty obvious where it's heading from the start, not much intellectual ... read more »
  
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  - 11 Mar 2006 at 12:53
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  What did you do in the war Daddy?
  
  Joe Eszterhaz is not one of my favourite screen writers-remember Showgirls-but this is a class above anything else he has done for the screen.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Brighton England
  - 19 Feb 2006 at 21:49
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  What did you do in the war Daddy?
  
  Joe Eszterhaz is not one of my favourite screen writers-remember Showgirls-but this is a class above anything else he has done for the screen.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Brighton England
  - 19 Feb 2006 at 21:49
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  PANTS!!!
  
  Unless this subject is of particular interest this film is very slow going. After making more effort than it was worth to continue watching I eventually turned ... read more »
  
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- - 3
  - 0
  What did you do in the war Daddy?
  
  Joe Eszterhaz is not one of my favourite screen writers-remember Showgirls-but this is a class above anything else he has done for the screen.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 208788
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Brighton England
  - 19 Feb 2006 at 21:49
- - 1
  - 0
  Disturbing and unforgettable
  
  An under-rated very moving film about the aftermath of the Holocaust and the whole business of seeking out the perpetrators of the dark crime at the heart of ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 415925
- - Sirat
  - 20 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Feb 2007 at 16:59
- - 1
  - 0
  moving film
  
  jessica lange is superb. Gripping story.Worth seeing.
  
  Report this review
- 571561
- - fjcruiser
  - 42 reviews
  - Wimbledon
  - 02 Jun 2008 at 15:13
- - 0
  - 0
  What did you do in the war Daddy?
  
  Joe Eszterhaz is not one of my favourite screen writers-remember Showgirls-but this is a class above anything else he has done for the screen.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 208789
- - a customer
  - Brighton England
  - 19 Feb 2006 at 21:49
- - 0
  - 0
  Too old now
  
  A thought provoking film at the time, but beginning to look a bit dated now. Pretty obvious where it's heading from the start, not much intellectual ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 217387
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 11 Mar 2006 at 12:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Solid but unspectacular
  
  A solid enough effort that could've been a lot better but for the fact that its conclusion was utterly obvious. This film is certainly not a patch on '... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 442233
- - Salv
  - 33 reviews
  - Hayling Island
  - 21 May 2007 at 19:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Superb
  
  Well acted, well written and keeps you hooked. Not a spectaclular film but well worth watching.
  
  Report this review
- 492623
- - a customer
  - Leeds, England
  - 08 Nov 2007 at 18:53
- - 0
  - 0
  Good film, good story, good acting but...
  
  ... poor title for the film. Enjoyable but somewhat of a 'budget movie' and a little dated too but overall not a bad film
  
  Report this review
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  - OXON
  - 16 Jun 2008 at 21:28
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  Music Box
  
  Brilliant film and excellent acting especially Jessica Lange.
  
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- 760466
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  - Grantham
  - 20 May 2009 at 20:56
- - 1
  - 4
  PANTS!!!
  
  Unless this subject is of particular interest this film is very slow going. After making more effort than it was worth to continue watching I eventually turned ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 195967
- - a customer
  - England
  - 19 Jan 2006 at 11:19

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Critics' reviews
- An effectively melodramatic courtroom drama, but no more than that, despite winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 1990.
- 39015
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:46
- Was Mike Laszlo (MÃller-Stahl), a retired Hungarian blue-collar worker living in Chicago these last 37 years, once... read more on Time Out
- 48925
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:19

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