Irving sued Lipstadt for defamation after she called him a "Holocaust denier" in her book.
The film is based on Lipstadt's book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier , which recounts the 1996 libel lawsuit Irving filed against her and her publisher, Penguin Books.
" La verità negata " (English title: Denial ) is a 2016 biographical film directed by Mick Jackson that chronicles the high-stakes legal battle between American historian Deborah Lipstadt and British Holocaust denier David Irving. La veritГ negata
The meticulous barrister who argued the case for the defense. Production and Themes
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. Irving sued Lipstadt for defamation after she called
Led by solicitor Anthony Julius and barrister Richard Rampton, the defense chose not to call Holocaust survivors to the stand. This strategy aimed to prevent Irving from cross-examining and humiliating them, focusing instead on proving Irving’s deliberate distortion of historical records. Key Figures and Cast
The film explores the difference between "opinion" and "fact," the ethics of historical research, and the danger of giving a platform to misinformation. The meticulous barrister who argued the case for the defense
An American professor of Jewish Studies.