Eugen Weidmann Execution Film

Name: Eugen Weidmann Execution Film
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1939
Duration: 1 min
Cast: Eugen Weidmann, Christopher Lee, Jules-Henri Desfourneaux

19390h 1m

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Overview

Eugen Weidmann was a German criminal and serial murderer who was executed by guillotine in France in June 1939, the last public execution in that country. Unknown to authorities, film of the execution was shot from a private apartment adjacent to the prison. British actor Christopher Lee – who was 17 at the time – witnessed the event.

Cast

Eugen Weidmann Christopher Lee Jules-Henri Desfourneaux

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