Who Killed Walter Benjamin…
"… not just a reconstruction of a death but the living portrait of the scene of the crime."
Philosopher Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a German Jew, flees Germany in 1932, during the turmoil preceding Adolf Hitler's definitive rise to power. On September 26, 1940, he dies in Portbou, a small village on the French-Spanish border. The unexplained end of a man who managed to avoid a horrible fate just to face death in very mysterious circumstances.
| Release Date | October 6, 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Quién mató a Walter Benjamin… | |
| Runtime | 1h 13min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | German, English, Catalan, Spanish, French | |
| Original Language | Spanish | |
| Production Countries | Spain, Netherlands | |
| Production Companies | Milagros ProduccionesMedianimaciónTV3Nik Media | |