''In the Name of the People'' (german: Im Namen des Volkes) is a 1974 West German

documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...

directed by

Ottokar Runze Ottokar Runze (19 August 1925 – 22 September 2018) was a German film producer, director and screenwriter. His 1974 film '' In the Name of the People'' was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver ...

. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the

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Cast

* Gerd Siekmann as Richter (Judge) * Heinz-Dietrich Stark as Anstaltsleiter (Head of Prison) * Hajo Wandschneider as Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer)

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* 1974 films 1974 documentary films West German films 1970s German-language films German documentary films Films directed by Ottokar Runze 1970s German films {{1970s-Germany-film-stub