Synopsis

As World War II comes to an end, the hunt for Nazi war criminals begins in earnest in Allied-occupied Germany. Major Steve Arnold is assigned to investigate Wilhelm Furtwängler, a conductor revered as a god in Germany, who claims that he stayed in Germany during the war to bring comfort to the German people through music. Members of the orchestra also testify that he tried to save the lives of Jewish musicians. .... The Verdict is based on the life of the real-life Wilhelm Furtwängler, who was the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra during the Nazi regime. Furtwängler gained worldwide fame for his genius and emerged as a controversial figure after the war. The director presents both sides of the argument for and against him, leaving it up to the audience to make their own judgment.

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이스트반 자보

1938년 부다페스트 출생. 1961년 극예술 아카데미 연출자 과정의 졸업 작품 < Concert>가 세계 각국에 상영되었다. 26세에 찍은 첫 장편영화 < The Age of Daydream>로 1960년대 헝가리 영화계의 새로운 이름으로 부상한다. 오스카상에 3번이나 후보로 올랐으며, 1981년 <메피스토>로 최우수 외국어 영화상을 수상했다.