Horst Mahler
- Acting
- January 23, 1936 · Haynau, Germany [now Chojnów, Poland]
- July 27, 2025
Biography
Horst Mahler was a German former lawyer and political activist. He first came to fame as a lawyer for the left-wing activists of the 1968 movement. He was a co-founder of the RAF in 1970, the same year he ended up in prison. After his release, he was involved in right-wing extremist circles and defended right-wing extremists in court. Further years in prison followed until he was released in 2020. Mahler denied the Holocaust and made anti-Semitic statements.
Known for
Filmography
- The History of the RAF · Self
- The Lawyers · Self
- International Terrorism Since 1945 · Self
- The RAF: The Red Army Fraction · Self
- Germany in Autumn · Self
- World in Action