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21 October 1960 (Finland) morePlot:
One of the most vivid depictions of the horrors of Nazi Concentration Camps. Filmed in 1955 at several concentration camps in Poland... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A powerful and informative film. moreCast
(Cast)| Michel Bouquet | ... | Récitant / Narrator (uncredited) | |
| Reinhard Heydrich | ... | Himself (behind Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Heinrich Himmler | ... | Himself (with Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Adolf Hitler | ... | Himself (views parade) (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Julius Streicher | ... | Himself (makes speech) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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32 minCountry:
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FrenchAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Brazil:18 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | UK:15Fun Stuff
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In the DVD re-release, there is a subtle but controversial difference in one of the still photographs of a Nazi concentration camp in southern France. In this version the distinctive profile of a French gendarmes can be seen at one of the camps, implying that the French Vichy government of the time was aware of and perhaps involved in the management of the camps. This same photograph appears in the original version but the gendarme's profile was obscured at the insistence of the French government (who commissioned the film) when the film was in post-production. moreQuotes:
Récitant/Narrator: Those of us who pretend to believe that all this happened at a certain time and in a certain place, and those who refuse to see, who do not hear the cry to the end of time. moreFAQ
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Resnais intersperses then-current-day (1955) color footage of Auschwitz with archival B&W to demystify and provide context for the Holocaust in modern western society rather than in anything unique to the German experience of totalitarianism. Photos of concentration camp personnel at home with their families invite the viewer to reflect on the banality of evil. Construction of the camps is described as like that of any large project, requiring bids, architects, contracts. Heart-wrenching scenes document a prisoner's view, from the transports being loaded through selections, showers/gas chambers, existence in the barracks, and in the end, mass death.
Included on the DVD is an excerpt from a 1994 radio interview with Resnais, wherein he mentions French censors required the film makers to obscure the hat of a policeman guarding prisoners being deported - the French government refused to permit this recognition of French complicity and assistance with the deportations.