The Trial

The Trial

1948 · 104 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

In 1882 a country girl disappears from a small Hungarian village. The inhabitants suggest that she was murdered by the Jews. Everything is done to accuse them before the trial. A study in stubbornness, racism and intolerance and how to fight against it.

Directed by G.W. Pabst · Written by Rudolf Brunngraber

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