In a concentration camp, two brothers face each other – one an imprisoned forced labourer, the other an SS officer. When, shortly before the end of the war, the camp’s inmates are to be murdered, Franz (Götz George) escapes to alert the Red Army. What follows is a relentless manhunt.
Text: Johannes Praetorius-Rhein
Part of the event
Wed 6.05. | FILMKUNST 66 Berlin
starting 4 pm - two filmscreenings
80 years ago, in 1946, survivor Artur Brauner founded the Central Cinema Company (CCC) amid the ruins of Berlin. To mark this anniversary, and in cooperation with the Deutsche Kinemathek, we present two newly restored and digitised CCC films, introduced by film historian Johannes Praetorius-Rhein.
original title Man and Beast
international title Man and Beast
german title Mensch und Bestie
JFBB section KINO FERMISHED
country/countries DE/YU
year 1963
duration 88
