The script, written by David Hare, famously utilized actual court transcripts for the courtroom scenes to ensure historical accuracy.
Under British libel law at the time, the burden of proof lay with the defendant. To win, Lipstadt and her legal team had to prove that the Holocaust occurred and that Irving had intentionally manipulated historical evidence. La veritГ negata
The case concluded in 2000 with a decisive victory for Lipstadt. The judge ruled that Irving was an "active Holocaust denier" who had "distorted and contrived" historical evidence to suit his ideological leanings. La verità negata (2016) - IMDb The script, written by David Hare, famously utilized
The film explores the difference between "opinion" and "fact," the ethics of historical research, and the danger of giving a platform to misinformation. The case concluded in 2000 with a decisive
Irving sued Lipstadt for defamation after she called him a "Holocaust denier" in her book.
A prolific but controversial British writer who denied the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz.