Deschutes Public Library

Verdict on Auschwitz - Abridged

Label
Verdict on Auschwitz - Abridged
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Verdict on Auschwitz - Abridged
Oclc number
985062318
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 2005
Runtime
59
Summary
The only documentary on the Auschwitz Trial held in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, from 1963 to 1965. Based on 430 hours of original audiotapes, this production is an unparellel document of the first Auschwitz Trial. In one of the most significant trials in German legal history, 360 witnesses from 19 countries, including 211 Auschwitz survivors, confronted former members of Hitler's SS. The documentary also includes interviews with prosecutor Fritz Bauer, who played an essential role in starting the trial. This is a 60 minute abridged version of the original 3 hour film
Technique
live action
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