What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

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2015-04-19

Can you imagine what it means to grow up as the child of a mass murderer? Hans Frank and Otto von Wächter were indicted as war criminals for their roles in WWII. Nazi Governors and consultants to Hitler himself, the two are collectively responsible for thousands of deaths. But what stood out to Philippe Sands were the impressions they left on their sons. While researching the Nuremberg trials, the human rights lawyer came across two men who re-focused his studies: Niklas Frank and Horst von Wächter. The men hold polar opposite views on the men who raised them.

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What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy

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Can you imagine what it means to grow up as the child of a mass murderer? Hans Frank and Otto von Wächter were indicted as war criminals for their roles in WWII. Nazi Governors and consultants to Hitler himself, the two are collectively responsible for thousands of deaths. But what stood out to Philippe Sands were the impressions they left on their sons. While researching the Nuremberg trials, the human rights lawyer came across two men who re-focused his studies: Niklas Frank and Horst von Wächter. The men hold polar opposite views on the men who raised them.

Released

2015-04-19

Runtime

90

Director

David Evans

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Production

Wildgaze Films

Oscilloscope

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    Niklas Frank

    Niklas Frank
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    Philippe Sands

    Philippe Sands
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    Horst von Wächter

    Horst von Wächter