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The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

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Yes. The Disappearance of Josef Mengele is based on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele, a 2017 book by Olivier Guez. The film came out on 16 October 2025 in theaters.

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The book
Title The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Author Olivier Guez
First published 2017
The screen version
Title The Disappearance of Josef Mengele
Format Film
Director Kirill Serebrennikov
Main cast August Diehl, Max Bretschneider, David Ruland, Dana Herfurth, Burghart Klaußner
Where In theaters
Release 16 October 2025
Status Released
Runtime 2 h 15 m
Genre drama, history

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