Simon Srebnik, Michael Podchlebnik, Motke Zaidl

Claude Lanzmann directed this 9 1/2 hour documentary of the Holocaust without using a single frame of archive footage. He interviews survivors, witnesses, and ex-Nazis (whom he had to film secretly si...( read more  read more... )nce though only agreed to be interviewed by audio). His style of interviewing by asking for the most minute details is effective at adding up these details to give a horrifying portrait of the events of Nazi genocide. He also shows, or rather lets some of his subjects themselves show, that the anti-Semitism that caused 6 million Jews to die in the Holocaust is still alive in well in many people that still live in Germany, Poland, and elsewhere.

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Directed by: Claude Lanzmann

Release Date: November 1, 1985

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DVD Release Date: October 7, 2003

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  • September 5, 2009
    One of the best films I've ever had the pleasure of watching, without a doubt the best documentary fillm ever.
  • August 18, 2009
    It could have been shorter without much loss in impact. There are also some other questions I've seen, but I suspect those are half-truths raised by idiotic Holocaust deniers. Watch for yourself, it's important.
  • June 11, 2009
    This documentary is impossible to forget once you have seen it, and is just flat out gut wrenching. So powerful and long, give yourself 3 days to watch it or else you could end up a bit depressed if you try to go at it all at once. This is a must see for anyone who is interested ...( read more)in learning from the past and not wanting another Holocaust to ever happen again.
  • February 22, 2008
    I haven't seen the whole thing. Its like 9hrs. But from what I saw this is a powerful look back at the holocaust.
  • August 15, 2007
    I've hear great things about this one - a holocaust survivor documentary.

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