The Trial(1984)

The Trial is a three-part documentary series examining Germany's longest criminal proceeding: the Majdanek Trial. Over eight years of research, the series reconstructs the legal proceedings against workers and perpetrators of the Lublin/Majdanek concentration camp, from opening arguments to final judgment. Through interviews with judges, defendants, survivors, and eyewitnesses, alongside archival footage and contemporaneous reports, The Trial documents one of history's most significant Holocaust-related prosecutions. The series presents a meticulous account of how the German justice system confronted the crimes of the camp, offering insight into the testimonies and evidence that shaped the verdict. A sobering examination of accountability and the pursuit of justice decades after World War II.