

Who Killed Walter Benjamin…
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2005-10-06 • 1h 13m
… 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.
- Directors
- David Mauas
- Writters
- David Mauas, Joan Ripollés Iranzo
- Editors
- David Mauas, Joan Ripollés Iranzo, Víctor Vidal

Who Killed Walter Benjamin…
Visit website2005-10-06 • 1h 13m
6.0/10 • 3
… 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.
- Directors
- David Mauas
- Writters
- David Mauas, Joan Ripollés Iranzo
- Editors
- David Mauas, Joan Ripollés Iranzo, Víctor Vidal
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