"A film of transcendent greatness, probity and resonances you'll never forget."—Jay Carr, The Boston Globe

"Another monumental Ophuls work. 'Hotel Terminus' emerges ultimately not as a study of one person, place or event, but as a contemplation of the human condition."—Vincent Canby, The New York Times

"Ophuls' film is an attempt to hold on to him [Barbie], to retrieve him from forgetfulness. The light Ophuls shines on his subject… fixes him forever in our minds."—Hal Hinson, Washington Post

"A real-life detective story. Entertaining and engrossing."—Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

"One of my favorite filmmakers is Marcel Ophuls, and nominally this film is about Klaus Barbie. But in my view, it's really about the ease in which people can slip into fascist or totalitarian modes of thinking and kill other people."—Frederick Wiseman

"The brilliance of Ophuls's editing lies in its capacity to pose uncomfortable questions for the viewer- or, to put it another way, in its capacity to force the viewer into uncomfortable subject positions in relation to the material. Never- or at least, never for long- do we have a chance, in this film, to bask in righteous indignation or moral superiority, not even toward a villain like Barbie."—Susan Rubin Suleiman, Crises of Memory and the Second World War

"Essential historical viewing."—MSN Canada

"Marcel Ophuls has crafted a singularly engrossing documentary, one that, thanks to the tenacity of its director, utilizes every one of its 267 minutes to perfection."—DVD Infatuation