Music Box(1989) -

The film shared the Golden Bear (top prize) at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast & Characters

The story follows Ann Talbot (played by Jessica Lange), a successful Chicago defense attorney who decides to represent her Hungarian immigrant father, Mike Laszlo (Armin Mueller-Stahl), after he is accused of being a Nazi war criminal. Music Box(1989)

Joe Eszterhas, who loosely based the script on the real-life case of John Demjanjuk and his own personal family history. The film shared the Golden Bear (top prize)

Jessica Lange received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role as Ann Talbot. Mike Laszlo (Armin Mueller-Stahl)

The U.S. government seeks to strip Laszlo of his citizenship, alleging he was "Mishka," the leader of a brutal Nazi death squad in Hungary.