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05/03/1981 Documentary 1h 29m
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Overview

This Oscar nominated documentary serves not only as a remembrance but a lesson and a warning for the future. It follows the plight of Europe's Jews during the terrifying period from 1933 until the final defeat of the Third Reich in 1945. Never before had the world seen such contempt for human life on such a grand scale, the murder of an estimated 6 million Jews, with countless others persecuted. During the 1930s a wave of national fervor swept through a tumultuous Germany; people looked for answers, and the politicians were all too willing to point the finger of blame towards the Jewish population. Few, if any, could have foreseen how the views of one man would unfold…that man was Adolf Hitler.

  1. Dieter Hildebrandt

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Friedhelm Ptok

    Sprecher

  2. Alexander Scourby

    English language narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-02-17
Using archive sourced from Berlin, Paris, Washington and London this is quite a comprehensive and harrowing documentary depicting the rise of the Nazi party in Germany and the ultimate decimation of the Jewish, Romany and homosexual populations in the ever increasing expanses of Europe that Adolf Hitler ended up controlling. From his vaguely democratic legitimacy in the 1930s when the ageing President Hindenburg agreed to suspend the Weimar constitution, the writing was soon on the walls for those who did not confirm to the Arian societal norms. The imagery here illustrates really effectively ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
German

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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