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Anthony Julius: Mr. Irving. He wants to be the brilliant maverick, the provocateur who comes along and reinvents the Second World War. But he also wants respect, the respect of his colleagues in the club. England's a club, Deborah, and he wants to join.
Deborah Lipstadt: But he's an anti-Semite.
Anthony Julius: You'd be amazed how many military historians see that as just a detail. They see him as a serious historian who happens to see things from Hitler's point of view.
Deborah Lipstadt: Yeah, but it's not a detail. You know, I think it's at the center of everything he thinks and does. He's a liar and a falsifier of history
Deborah Lipstadt: But he's an anti-Semite.
Anthony Julius: You'd be amazed how many military historians see that as just a detail. They see him as a serious historian who happens to see things from Hitler's point of view.
Deborah Lipstadt: Yeah, but it's not a detail. You know, I think it's at the center of everything he thinks and does. He's a liar and a falsifier of history
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He wants to be the brilliant maverick the provocateur
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who comes along and reinvents the Second World War
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But he also wants respect
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the respect of his colleagues in the club
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England's a club Deborah and he wants to join
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But he's an anti Semite
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You'd be amazed how many military historians see that as just a detail
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They see him as a serious historian
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who happens to see things from Hitler's point of view
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Yeah but it's not a detail
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You know I think it's at the center of everything he thinks and does
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So do I Yeah He's a liar and a falsifier of history
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Movie Summary
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
