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  • World in Action The Hunt for Doctor Mengele (Season 15, Episode 5)
  • TV Episode | 30 min | Documentary

World in Action

The Hunt for Doctor Mengele (Season 15, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 30 min | Documentary
Will Josef Mengele ever be caught? A year later, in 1979, while swimming at he coastal resort of Bertioga, Brazil, he suffered a stroke and drowned. Mengele was buried in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard"...See moreWill Josef Mengele ever be caught? A year later, in 1979, while swimming at he coastal resort of Bertioga, Brazil, he suffered a stroke and drowned. Mengele was buried in Embu das Artes, São Paulo, Brazil, under the name "Wolfgang Gerhard", whose identification he had been using since 1971. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür See less
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Producer
Michael Beckham (as Michael Beckham)
Editor
Ray Fitzwalter
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 20, 1978
Release date
Nov 20, 1978 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
4 wins & 5 nominations

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11 cast members
Name Known for
John Ware's primary photo
John Ware
Self - Reporter Self - Reporter   See fewer
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Margaret Englander's primary photo
Margaret Englander
Self - Auschwitz Survivor and Mengele's Clerk Self - Auschwitz Survivor and Mengele's Clerk   See fewer
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Isser Harel's primary photo
Isser Harel
Self - Former Head of Mossad Self - Former Head of Mossad   See fewer
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Alban Krug's primary photo
Alban Krug
Self - Secretly Filmed Self - Secretly Filmed   See fewer
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Hermann Langbein's primary photo
Hermann Langbein
Self - Former Auschwitz Prisoner, Clerk in Chief Doctor's Office Self - Former Auschwitz Prisoner, Clerk in Chief Doctor's Office   See fewer
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Josef Mengele's primary photo
Josef Mengele
Self - Nazi Doctor (archive footage) Self - Nazi Doctor (archive footage)   See fewer
Heinrich Müller's primary photo
Heinrich Müller
Self - Secretly Filmed Self - Secretly Filmed   See fewer
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Willem Sassen's primary photo
Willem Sassen
Self - Former SS Officer and Friend of Mengele (as Wilhelm Sassens) Self - Former SS Officer and Friend of Mengele (as Wilhelm Sassens)   See fewer
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Horst von Glasenapp's primary photo
Horst von Glasenapp
Self - West German Investigating Judge on Mengele Self - West German Investigating Judge on Mengele   See fewer
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Benno Weiser Varon's primary photo
Benno Weiser Varon
Self - Former Ambassador to Paraguay Self - Former Ambassador to Paraguay   See fewer
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Emilio Wolf's primary photo
Emilio Wolf
Self - Butcher Self - Butcher   See fewer
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