Documentary Resources

On 11 May 1987, an Antenne 2 Midi documentary. Live from the Assize Court at the Palais de Justice in Lyon, the opening of the trial of Klaus Barbie. Alternating shots of the courthouse, the courtroom, and the participants in the trial: Jacques VERGES, Klaus BARBIE, the president André CERDINI, the public prosecutor, the deputy public prosecutor, Roland DUMAS, lawyer for the civil parties. At the end of the report, Paul LEFEVRE, from the courtroom, gives an update on the situation. (© Ina, Translation by Maison d’Izieu)

On 4 July 1987, a document from Antenne 2 Le Journal de 20H. After an eight-week trial, Klaus Barbie was sentenced last night to life imprisonment. He was found guilty of 17 crimes with no extenuating circumstances. The report alternates between shots of Klaus Barbie being taken away after the verdict and interviews with Simone Lagrange, a member of the Resistance who was tortured by Barbie, and Serge KLARSFELD, the prosecutor’s lawyer. (© Ina, Translation by Maison d’Izieu)

On 30 November 1945, a document from the journal Les Actualités Françaises. The trial of the greatest war criminals, such as Goering, was held in Nuremberg. 400 journalists attended the trial. Commentary on images of the city of Nuremberg, the building where the trial took place, the trial room, the dock of the accused and their lawyers, and finally GOERING, Rudolf HESS, RIBBENTROP, KEITEL and VON PAPEN declaring themselves not guilty. (© Ina, Translation by Maison d’Izieu)

On 2 July 1990, a document from A2 Le Journal 20H. The children’s Home at Izieu has just been sold to become a museum in memory of deported Jewish children. (© Ina, Translation by Maison d’Izieu)

On 11 April 2002, a document from Antenne 2, 20 heures le journal. A report on the birth of the International Criminal Court. The subject traces the history of the ideal of ‘international justice’ born after the Second World War, and defines the status and remit of this international criminal court. Unlike the international criminal tribunals, it will be permanent. Alternating archive footage of various international criminal tribunals. The subject is preceded by an item on the ratification of the International Criminal Court. (© Ina, Translation by Maison d’Izieu)