Editing Klaus Barbie (section)

== In media ==
* The 1988 American documentary film ''[[Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie]]'', directed by the German-French director [[Marcel Ophuls]], details Barbie's life between childhood and the trial near the end of his life.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58777-HOTEL-TERMINUS-THE-LIFE-AND-TIMES-OF-KLAUS-BARBIE?cxt=filmography|work=[[American Film Institute]]|title=Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie|access-date=January 29, 2019}}</ref>
* The 1989 [[Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine|Carter USM]] single "[[Sheriff Fatman]]" mentions Barbie by name in the verse ‘With more aliases than Klaus Barbie the master butcher of Leigh-on-sea’ which refers to his eponym as the "Butcher of Lyon".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Carter-the-unstoppable-sex-machine-sheriff-fatman-lyrics|title=Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine: Lyrics|publisher=Genius|access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref>
* In the 2001 film ''[[Rat Race (film)|Rat Race]]'', the Pear family visits a museum dedicated to Klaus Barbie, located in the southwest United States, having mistaken it to be a museum dedicated to [[Barbie|the famous doll]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |date=16 May 2017 |title=Why 2001's ''Rat Race'' Is A Perfect Piece of Escapism for Modern Times |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/why-2001s-rat-race-is-a-perfect-piece-of-escapism-for-modern-times/ |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en-US}}</ref> In this context, Barbie is shown to represent a unifying force within [[Fourth Reich]] American [[Neo-Nazism]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Linklater |first1=Magnus|last2=Hilton|first2=Isabel|last3=Ascherson|first3=Neal|year=1984|title=The Nazi Legacy: Klaus Barbie and the International Fascist Connection|publisher=Holt, Rinehart, and Winston|isbn=978-0-03-069303-8|url=https://archive.org/details/nazilegacyklausb00link}}</ref>
* The British–French documentary film ''[[My Enemy's Enemy]]'' ({{langx|fr|Mon Meilleur Ennemi}}) is the story of Klaus Barbie, following him through World War II and post-war hiding journey in Bolivia. It depicts his involvement in the assassination of [[Che Guevara]]. It also discusses his French trial for war crimes committed in Lyon, such as the torture of [[Jean Moulin]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Koehler |first=Robert |date=31 August 2007 |title=My Enemy's Enemy |language=en-US |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/my-enemy-s-enemy-1200556819/ |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
* The 2017 [[video game]] ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands]]'', which is set in a fictionalized version of Bolivia, includes a location named "Klaus Barbie House" containing a collectible document that briefly details Barbie's work during and after World War II, flight to Bolivia, and extradition.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Byam |first1=Georgia |last2=Huston |first2=Gabrielle |title=13 Hidden Things Casual Players Still Haven't Found In Ghost Recon: Wildlands |url=https://www.thegamer.com/ghost-recon-wildlands-secrets-easter-eggs-hidden-locations-find/ |website=TheGamer |language=en |date=14 July 2018}}</ref>
* Barbie is played by [[Marc Rissmann]] in the 2019 movie ''[[A Call to Spy]]'', which is about female Allied spies in WWII.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Lisa |date=1 October 2020 |title=''A Call to Spy'' Review: Femme-Focused WWII Drama Offers Up Fresh Heroes in Britain's Tradecraft History |language=en-US |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/a-call-to-spy-review-femme-focused-wwii-drama-offers-up-fresh-heroes-in-britains-tradecraft-history-1234788716/ |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
* Barbie is portrayed by [[Matthias Schweighöfer]] in the 2020 film ''[[Resistance (2020 film)|Resistance]]'', which is a free adaptation of the experiences of the French mime [[Marcel Marceau]] during [[World War II]], when he helped to save Jewish children from deportation to [[Nazi Germany]] as a member of the [[French Resistance#Jews|Jewish resistance]]. Barbie is the main antagonist as the group operates within [[Lyon]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=9 March 2020 |title=''Resistance'': Film Review |language=en-US |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/resistance-review-jesse-eisenberg-1203524868/ |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref>
* Barbie is portrayed by Fabian Baecker in the 2024 Dutch TV series ''De Joodse Raad'' ("The Jewish Council").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviemeter.nl/series/show/10211/cast|title=Volledige cast & crew van De Joodse Raad|publisher=Movie Meter|access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref>