Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (2005– )

The history of the Final Solution phase of the Nazi Holocaust, particularly with the most infamous of the death camps.

Stars:

Samuel West, Linda Ellerbee, Gert Heidenreich

Cast

Series cast summary:
Samuel West	...	Narrator (6 episodes, 2005)
Linda Ellerbee	...	Hosted (6 episodes, 2005)
Gert Heidenreich	...	Narrator in German version (6 episodes, 2005)
Linda Hunt	...	Narrator (6 episodes, 2005)
Horst-Günter Marx	...	Rudolph Höss (6 episodes, 2005)
Klaus Mikoleit	...	Henrich Himmler (6 episodes, 2005)
Grazyna Blecka-Kolska		(4 episodes, 2005)
Klaus Michal Zejdler		(4 episodes, 2005)

Storyline

An in-depth visual and verbal account of one of the most notorious episodes of World War 2. Using location shots and combining CGI, for a 3-D realism, this is a documentary, through a timeline, showing its conception, ideals, horrors and liberation of the Death Camp that is Auschwitz and its role in "The Final Solution". Using reconstructions of key events by actors playing major Nazi hierarchical roles and real interviews from parties of all sides; ex-prisoners, old Schutzstaffel (SS) members and witnesses. Using archive footage conjoined with reflective, contemporary imagery it is a vivid and thorough historical telling of the atrocities of a political ideology that gave nothing but fear and death.

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Plot Keywords:

death camp | nazi | final solution | reconstruction | auschwitz | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English German Polish Hungarian

Release Date:

11 January 2005 (UK)

Also Known As:

Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

285 min 285 min (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Harrowing, but honest account of humanity's darkest hour.

I'm not a Jew so I have no axe to grind.

This is probably the most comprehensive account of the most infamous death-camp of them all. Not only are ex-inmates interviewed, but also ex-SS guards who are extraordinarily candid about their work & their attitude to the prisoners. The whole machinery involved in the organisation & efficiency of what amounted to an entire murder camp system.

This 6 part documentary cannot be ignored, once you have seen the evidence & heard the testimony there will be no doubt in your mind. It did happen & it was done by people not much different from the rest of us.

It cannot be allowed to happen again.