''Justice'' () is a 1993 German-language film directed by

Hans W. Geißendörfer Hans W. Geißendörfer (born 6 April 1941 in Augsburg) is a German film director and producer. Director of '' The Glass Cell'' (1978, starring Brigitte Fossey), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and 16 oth ...

. It was an international co-production between Germany and Switzerland. Based on the 1985 novel ''

The Execution of Justice ''The Execution of Justice'' (german: Justiz) is a 1985 novel by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt. It tells the story of an attorney who is tasked to reinvestigate a man sentenced for murder. The book criticises elements of the legal system ...

'' by

Friedrich Dürrenmatt Friedrich Dürrenmatt (; 5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-g ...

, the film was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 66th Academy Awards for

Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

, but did not manage to receive a nomination.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Plot

Isaak Kohler (

Maximilian Schell Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was an Austrian-born Swiss actor, who also wrote, directed and produced some of his own films. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the 1961 American film ''Judgment at Nuremberg'', h ...

) coolly walked up to a man everyone assumed was his friend and shot him dead. This took place in front of dozens of witnesses in a busy restaurant, and there was no question about his guilt. What he never revealed was his motive. He has been in prison serving a twenty-year sentence ever since. Perhaps in order to ease his daughter's pain about the incident, he has hired a legal representative to arrange for him to receive a retrial. He is still unforthcoming about his reasons for committing the crime, and invites the struggling lawyer to make something up. This crime and courtroom drama is based on a novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, whose works are highly respected within the German-speaking intellectual community but whose appeal has proved difficult to translate.

Cast

as Isaak Kohler *

Thomas Heinze Thomas Heinze (born 30 March 1964) is a German actor. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1988. Selected filmography References External links * 1964 births Living people German male film actors German male tele ...

as Felix Spat * Anna Thalbach as Helene Kohler * Mathias Gnädinger as Police Chief * Norbert Schwientek as Stuessi-Leupin * Ulrike Kriener as Ilse Freude *

Suzanne von Borsody Suzanne von Borsody (; born 23 September 1957 in Munich) is a German actress. She comes from a prominent theatre family, being the daughter of actress Rosemarie Fendel and actor Hans von Borsody. Her grandfather, Eduard von Borsody, was a famou ...

as Daphne Winter *

Hark Bohm Hark Bohm (; born 18 May 1939) is a German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies. He was born in Hamburg-Othmarschen and grew up on the island Amrum. His younger brother was the actor Marquard Boh ...

as Prof. Winter * Carole Piguet as Monika Steigermann * Diethelm Stix as Jaemmerlin * Dietrich Siegl as Dr. Benno

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Justice (1993 Film) 1993 films 1990s German-language films 1993 drama films German drama films Swiss drama films Films based on Swiss novels Films based on works by Friedrich Dürrenmatt Films directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer Films set in Switzerland Films shot in Zürich 1990s German films

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