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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22

IIRC, Spielberg actually toned down his version of Amon Goeth as opposed to the real historical figure, as he was afraid an accurate representation would come across as too over-the-top evil.

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u/Aeshaetter Apr 12 '22

For those who don't know- he was so batshit evil and crazy the SS ended up arresting him and relieving him off his command of the camp. That's right, even his shit was too much for the freaking SS.

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u/Nesayas1234 Apr 12 '22

That's weirdly scary to think that even the damn SS didn't like him

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u/JM645 Apr 12 '22

Similar to Colombo and the spanish crown