Independent Lens

My Nazi Legacy

Meet the sons of two Nazi war criminals who were responsible for thousands of deaths. Through frank interviews, the men reflect on the crimes of their fathers and the price of forgiveness.

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My Nazi Legacy explores the relationship between two men, each of whom are the children of Nazi war criminals who were responsible for thousands of deaths. Through frank interviews with internationally renowned British human rights lawyer Philippe Sands, whose family perished in the Holocaust, the men reflect on the crimes of their fathers and the price of forgiveness.

Previews + Extras

  • My Nazi Legacy: Baron Otto Gustav von Watcher's Son: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    My Nazi Legacy: Baron Otto Gustav von Watcher's Son

    S17 E15 - 1m 26s

    In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary My Nazi Legacy, Horst von Wächter reflects on his fleeting memory of his father Otto von Wächter, who had been a high-ranking Nazi official and fled into hiding after WWII. Von Wächter remains conflicted about his father's guilt.

  • My Nazi Legacy: The Last Picture of Hans Frank: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    My Nazi Legacy: The Last Picture of Hans Frank

    S17 E15 - 1m 27s

    In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary My Nazi Legacy, Niklas Frank, whose father was convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg and executed in 1945, talks about why he still carries with him the haunting last photograph of his father Hans Frank — taken after he had been hanged. It serves as a powerful reminder that goes beyond family.

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