CAMERA 2: BARBIE: A SECOND LIFE {BARBIE: UNE
DEUXIEME VIE} {FRENCH} (TV)
Summary
This documentary examines the post-war life of Nazi
war criminal Klaus Barbie and reveals startling
information about his life in Latin America after his
re-emergence there in 1951. This compelling
investigation reveals that French authorities knew that
Klaus Altmann -- confidence man and counsel to
dictators and drug traffickers -- and Klaus Barbie --
"the Butcher of Lyon" -- were one and the same.
Additionally, Barbie was aided by the CIA, who supported
his anti-Communist activities. Combining documentary
footage and interviews with Bolivian officials, Barbie's
career in Bolivia is reconstructed and the events
leading up to his arrest and extradition to France in
1983 are documented. The following people comment on
the life of Altmann in South America: Altmann's
bodyguard Alvaro de Castro; Secretary of the Interior
Gustavo Sanchez; journalist Merry Flores Savedra; Mayor
of La Paz Gaston Velasco; French journalist Albert Brun;
Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld; deputy of La Paz, Gloria
Ardaya; and former Minister of Information Rueda Pena.
They specifically discuss the following subjects, among
others: Altmann's ability to create a shipping company
for the landblocked country of Bolivia; how Altmann
made himself untouchable; Altmann's political views and
establishment of a militia; Altmann's involvement with
the various dictatorships of Bolivia; the Schwendts;
Altmann's alleged work for the C.I.A.; attempts to trap
Altmann into admitting that he was Klaus Barbie; the
loopholes in German law that protected Barbie from
being imprisoned; why the Bolivians would not release
him to the French; Altmann's career as a weapons
supplier; the militia group in Santa Cruz, Los Novios de
la Muerte; how Altmann's "second life" was finally
brought to an end; and how Barbie's arrest affected him.
Also included is footage of an interview with Klaus
Altmann, who denies that he is Barbie and photos taken
of Altmann over the years.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Michael
Finkelstein and Sue-ann Friedman.
Details
- NETWORK: Antenne 2 (France)
- DATE: November 30, 1999
- RUNNING TIME: 0:53:28
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:14135
- GENRE: Public Affairs/Documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: International Collection - France; Nazism; War criminals
- SERIES RUN: Antenne 2 (France) - TV
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jean-Marc Mironneau … Production (Misc.), Executive in Charge of Production
- Philippe Pujol … Production (Misc.), Executive in Charge of Production
- Annie Findji … Writer
- Serge Franklin … Music by
- Daniel Leconte … Reporter
- Gloria Ardaya
- Albert Brun
- de Castro, Alvaro
- Beate Klarsfeld
- Rueda Pena
- Gustavo Sanchez
- Merry Flores Savedra
- Gaston Velasco