Documentary · Germany · 1944 · 23m

Theresienstadt

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Director
Kurt GerronKarel Pečený
Cast
Paul Eppstein as Vorsitzender des Ältestenrates der Juden / Soziologe - Mannheim - Berlin Karel Fischer as Dirigent Kurt Gerron as Regisseur - Schauspieler Frau Görtz as Gräfin - Holland Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) Hans Krása as Komponist - Prag
Crew
Josef Čepelák — Director of Photography Ivan Frič — Director of Photography Čeněk Zahradníček — Director of Photography Ivan Frič — Editor Kurt Gerron — Writer Manfred Greiffenhagen — Writer
Synopsis

Nazi propaganda film about the Czech "Theresienstadt ghetto" in Terezín. The film was supposed to show the world that Jews didn't suffer in concentration camps. Upon completion, most Jews shown in the film (including director Kurt Gerron) were brought to Auschwitz, where they were killed.

Key Collaborators
Kurt Gerron Director Karel Pečený Director Josef Čepelák Director of Photography Ivan Frič Director of Photography Čeněk Zahradníček Director of Photography Ivan Frič Editor Kurt Gerron Writer Manfred Greiffenhagen Writer Jindrich Weil Writer
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