Project Detail

Denial

Synopsis

Based on the true case of Holocaust denier David Irving detailed in Deborah E. Lipstadt's acclaimed book 'Denial: Holocaust History on Trial'.
Lipstadt mounted a legal battle for historical truth against David Irving, who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust Denier. In the English legal system, the burden of proof is on the accused; therefore, it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust happened.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Special Presentations - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
110 mins
Director
Mick Jackson
Producer
Gary Foster, Russ Krasnoff
Executive Producer
Jonathan King, Jeff Skoll, Christine Langan, Joe Oppenheimer, Andrew Karpen, Guy Heeley
Editor
Justine Wright
Screenwriter
David Hare (screenplay), Deborah Lipstadt (nonfiction book)
Director of Photography
Haris Zambarloukos
Production Designer
Andrew McAlpine
Sound
Ian Wilson
Principal cast
Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott, Caren Pistorius, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Harriet Walter

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Krasnoff/ Foster Entertainment (US), Participant Media (US), Shoebox FIlms (UK), BBC Films (UK)

Shoebox Films

Collie McCarthy
48 Russell Square
London
WC1B 4JP

Sales Company

Cornerstone Films

12 Sunray Avenue
London
SE24 9PY

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