Summaries

This chilling, vitally important documentary was produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp. The film contains unedited, previously unavailable film footage of Auschwitz shot by the Soviet military forces between January 27 and February 28, 1945 and includes an interview with Alexander Voronsov, the cameraman who shot the footage. The horrifying images include: survivors; camp visit by Soviet investigation commission; criminal experiments; forced laborers; evacuation of ill and weak prisoners with the aid of Russian and Polish volunteers; aerial photos of the IG Farben Works in Monowitz; and pictures of local people cleaning up the camp under Soviet supervision.—National Center for Jewish Film

Details

Keywords
  • soviet union
  • survivor
  • war crime
  • concentration camp
  • red army
Genres
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Aug 12, 1986
Countries of origin West Germany
Language German Russian
Production companies Chronos-Film

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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