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Irving sued Lipstadt for defamation after she called him a "Holocaust denier" in her book.

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 La veritГ  negata

" 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. Irving sued Lipstadt for defamation after she called

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. Key Figures and Cast " La verità negata

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

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.