The Liberators (2016)

  • NR
  • 03/11/2016 (US)
  • Documentary, History, War
  • 1h 15m

Overview

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,

Cassie Hay

Director, Writer

Cassie Bryant

Writer

Cast

Dick DeGuerin's headshot

Dick DeGuerin

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Willi Korte's headshot

Willi Korte

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Bill Goodson's headshot

Bill Goodson

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William H. Honan's headshot

William H. Honan

Self
Donna Hunt's headshot

Donna Hunt

Self

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