Shortly after FATHER begins, the happy domestic life of a grandfather in Melbourne ends when a TV news show reveals the charge that he was the commander of a dreaded SS execution squad in the Baltic. Although his family rallies to his successful defense at the inevitable court trial, there
are lingering doubts that gain strength and result in a more personal condemnation.
Joseph Meuller (Max von Sydow) seems the ideal grandfather, trading silly jokes with his two granddaughters on whom he dotes shamelessly. Meuller also advises his daughter Anne Winton (Carol Drinkwater) and son-in-law Bobby (Steven Jacobs) on how to manage the hotel he founded. As we watch him
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Released:
1992
Rated:
NR
Length:
106 mins