Editing Marcel Ophuls (section)

===Hotel Terminus===
With American funding, he made the  feature documentary ''[[Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie]]'' (1988). The film presents interviews with both supporters and opponents of [[Klaus Barbie|Barbie’s]] trial, comprising journalists, former [[U.S. Counter Intelligence Corps]] agents, independent investigators of [[Nazism |Nazi]] [[war crimes]], and Barbie’s defence attorney.<ref name = "TOSTAR Interview 1988">{{Cite news| last1 = Goddard| first1 = Peter| title = The Last Word on the Butcher of Lyon| work = [[The Toronto Star]]| location = [[Toronto]]| publisher = [[Torstar]]| issn = 0319-0781| pages = G1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-barbies-cruelty-contin/173254629/ G10]| date = 30 October 1988| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-the-last-word-on-the-bu/173254729/| access-date = 27 May 2025| via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> A significant portion of the presented testimony exhibits inconsistencies. For instance, some interviewees assert that Barbie’s inclusion in the trial was solely for symbolic purposes, while others contend that he remained free for four decades due to the protection provided by various governments, including the [[United States]] and [[Bolivia]].<ref name="Ebert 1988">{{Cite web| last = Ebert| first = Roger| title = Hotel Terminus: The Life And Times Of Klaus Barbie| website = [[RogerEbert.com]] | publisher = Ebert Digital LLC| date = 11 November 1988| url = https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hotel-terminus-the-life-and-times-of-klaus-barbie-1988| access-date = 26 May 2025| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250527181610/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hotel-terminus-the-life-and-times-of-klaus-barbie-1988| archive-date = 27 May 2025| url-status = live}}</ref> This alleged protection was attributed to Barbie’s connections with covert agents, and a public trial could have potentially compromised intelligence activities.<ref name="Ebert 1988"/> Within the course of the film, Barbie was brought to trial and sentenced to life in prison. Near the end, his defense attorney vows to appeal the decision.<ref name = "TOSTAR Interview 1988"/> During its world premiere, at the Cannes film festival, a near riot almost broke out between filmgoers who cannot forget the Holocaust, and those that wanted to move on and leave it in the past.<ref name = "Cannes Riot 1988">{{Cite news| last1 = Rickey| first1 = Carrie| title = Emotions erupt: Barbie film creates near-riot at Cannes| work = [[The Ottawa Citizen]]| location = [[Ottawa]]| publisher = [[Southam Inc.]]| issn = 0839-3222| agency = [[Knight Ridder]]| page = F13| date = 18 May 1988| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ottawa-citizen-emotions-erupt-barbi/173259407/| access-date = 27 May 2025| via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> It won an [[Academy Award]], in [[61st Academy Awards|1989]], for [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film|best documentary]].<ref name="Guardian Obit" />