The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)
2h 15m
Running Time
May 20, 2025Release Date

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (2025)
2h 15m
Running Time
May 20, 2025Release Date
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Plot.
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who had practiced in the Auschwitz extermination camp, managed to escape from Germany. With the help of SS soldiers and the support of wealthy South American families, he went into hiding in Argentina. From Buenos Aires to Paraguay, with stops in the Brazilian jungle, the so-called Angel of Death organized his methodical disappearance and escaped any form of trial.
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Cast & Crew.

August Diehl
Josef Mengele

Paula Beer
Martha Mengele

Max Bretschneider

David Ruland

Dana Herfurth

Burghart Klaußner

Heinz K. Krattiger
Jung

Carlos Kaspar
Aelxander Eckstein

Santino Lucci
Jorge

Ramiro Lucci
Luis

Felix von Boem
Co-Producer

Mélanie Biessy
Co-Producer

Suse Marquardt
Casting Director

Mélanie Dieter
Line Producer

Hansjörg Weißbrich
Editor

David Almeida Ribeiro
Sound Mixer

Milos Djukelic
Co-Producer

Abigail Honor
Producer

Tatyana Dolmatovskaya
Costume Design

Christopher Cooper
Producer

Danil Onoprienko
Production Coordinator

Nika Stepanova
CastingDirector

Aksels Millers
Props

Max Pavlov
Line Producer

Yan Vizinberg
Producer

Vladislav Opelyants
Director of Photography

Macarena Basso
Assistant Director Trainee

Majo Pastorino
Third Assistant Director

Matías 'Lucho' Viera
First Assistant Director

Lucia Vanya
Second Assistant Director

Florencia Novas
Second Assistant Director

Kirill Serebrennikov
Screenplay / Director

Ilya Stewart
Producer

Olivier Guez
Author

Charles Gillibert
Producer

Benjamin Lanlard
Line Producer

Julio Chavezmontes
Co-Producer

Svetlana Punte
First Assistant Director / Executive Producer

Misha Bours
Boom Operator

Etienne Haug
Boom Operator

Anna Devillaire
ADR Mixer

Florian Penot
Foley Artist

Simon Peter
Sound Mixer

Olivier Touche
Sound Designer

Micaela Yanes
Boom Operator

Andrei Shindin
Digital Compositor

Julián Cantaro
Gaffer

Alejandro Mazza Iorio
Best Boy Electric

Juan Manuel Muñoz
Key Grip

Ignacio Varela
Grip

Aleksandr Vdovenko
Steadicam Operator

Sofia Sellanes
Makeup Artist

Martina Barreira
Assistant Art Director

Maria Belen Cirio
Production Design / Art Direction

Lyubov Korolkova
Production Design

Vladislav Ogay
Production Design

Adriana Roze
Third Assistant Director

Arturs Zeps
Third Assistant Director

Cecilia Bello
Assistant Art Director

Mareks Bērents
Art Department Coordinator

Liudmila Gadjuk
Art Department Coordinator

Kenneth Giorgi
Graphic Designer

Maria Eugenia Lopassio
Assistant Art Director

Erika Papich
Set Designer

Laura Santos
Set Designer

Bruno Seoane
Props

Martina Uranga
Assistant Art Director

Isabel Pintos
Costume Supervisor

Mariana Dosil
Costume Supervisor

Paula Bresciano
Wardrobe Supervisor

Aaron Baggett
Assistant Editor

Sandris Saulitis
Assistant Editor

Andrey Mesnyankin
Digital Intermediate Colorist

Maria Noel da Cunda
Production Coordinator

Macarena Mieres
Production Assistant
Media.


Details.
Release DateMay 20, 2025
Original NameDas Verschwinden des Josef Mengele
StatusIn Production
Running Time2h 15m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (German: Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele) is an upcoming historical drama written and directed by Kirill Serebrennikov. It is an adaptation of the non-fiction novel of the same name by Olivier Guez. Starring August Diehl as Nazi SS doctor Josef Mengele.
The film will have its world premiere at the Cannes Premiere section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2025.