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An American professor of Jewish Studies.

A prolific but controversial British writer who denied the existence of gas chambers at Auschwitz.

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

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

Irving sued Lipstadt for defamation after she called him a "Holocaust denier" in her book. An American professor of Jewish Studies

The script, written by David Hare, famously utilized actual court transcripts for the courtroom scenes to ensure historical accuracy.

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 To win, Lipstadt and her legal team had

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.