The Liberators
2016•1h 15m•5.6•Released
DocumentaryHistoryWar
Medieval art treasures seized by the Nazis go missing at the end of World War II. Were they destroyed in the chaos of the final battles? Or were these thousand-year-old masterpieces stolen by advancing American troops? For over forty years, the mystery remained unsolved. A true detective story, "The Liberators" follows a dogged German art detective through the New York art world and military archives to the unlikeliest of destinations: a small town on the Texas prairie. Featuring interviews with Willi Korte (Portrait of Wally) and Texas attorney Dick DeGuerin, the film raises intriguing questions as to the motivations of the art thief and the whereabouts of the items that, to this day,
Director
Cassie Hay
Writer
Cassie Bryant, Cassie Hay
Languages
German, English
Cast
Dick DeGuerin
Self
Willi Korte
Self
Bill Goodson
Self
William H. Honan
Self
Donna Hunt
Self
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