Shoah (1985)
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- 9h 26min
- Documentary, History
- Nov 1985 (USA)
- Movie
Claude Lanzmann's epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses - perpetrators as well as survivors.
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Awards:
- 15 wins.
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Cast
| Simon Srebnik | ... |
Self
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| Michael Podchlebnik | ... |
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(as Michaël Podchlebnik)
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Motke Zaïdl | ... |
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Hanna Zaïdl | ... |
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Jan Piwonski | ... |
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Itzhak Dugin | ... |
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| Richard Glazar | ... |
Self
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| Paula Biren | ... |
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| Helena Pietyra | ... |
Self
(as Pana Pietyra)
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| Pan Filipowicz | ... |
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| Pan Falborski | ... |
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Abraham Bomba | ... |
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Czeslaw Borowi | ... |
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| Henrik Gawkowski | ... |
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Rudolf Vrba | ... |
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Inge Deutschkron | ... |
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| Franz Suchomel | ... |
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| Filip Müller | ... |
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| Joseph Oberhauser | ... |
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Alfred Spiess | ... |
Self
(as Anton Spiess)
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Raul Hilberg | ... |
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Franz Schalling | ... |
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(as Franz Schaliing)
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Martha Michelsohn | ... |
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Moshe Mordo | ... |
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Armando Aaron | ... |
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Walter Stier | ... |
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Ruth Elias | ... |
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| Jan Karski | ... |
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Franz Grassler | ... |
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Gertude Schneider | ... |
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| Itzhak Zuckermann | ... |
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| Claude Lanzmann | ... |
Self - Interviewer
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| Simha Rotem | ... |
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Francine Kaufmann | ... |
Self - Interpreter: Hebrew
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Barbara Janicka | ... |
Self - Interpreter: Polish
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Mrs. Apfelbaum | ... |
Self - Interpreter: Yiddish
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Charlotte Hirschhorn | ... |
Self - Gertrude Schneider's mother
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Directed by
| Claude Lanzmann | ||
Cinematography by
| Dominique Chapuis | ||
| Jimmy Glasberg | ||
| William Lubtchansky | ||
| Phil Gries | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Ziva Postec | ||
Editorial Department
| Geneviève de Gouvion Saint-Cyr | ... | assistant editor |
| Bénédicte Mallet | ... | assistant editor |
| Yael Perlov | ... | assistant editor |
| Anna Ruiz | ... | assistant editor: for one of the Treblinka sequences |
| Christine Simonot | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Raymonde Badé-Mauffroy | ... | unit manager |
| Séverine Olivier-Lacamp | ... | production manager |
| Stella Quef | ... | production manager (as Stella Gregozz-Quef) |
Sound Department
| Bernard Aubouy | ... | sound mixer / sound |
| Danielle Fillios | ... | sound editor |
| Anne-Marie Lhote | ... | sound editor (as Anne-Marie L'Hôte) |
| Sabine Mamou | ... | sound editor |
| Catherine Sabba | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Catherine Trouillet | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Michel Vionnet | ... | sound: Israel |
Visual Effects by
| Caroline Champetier | ... | restoration supervisor |
| Philippe Tourret | ... | restoration coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Daniel Bernard | ... | gaffer |
| Caroline Champetier | ... | assistant camera (as Caroline Champetier de Ribes) |
| Jean-Yves Escoffier | ... | assistant camera |
| Slavek Olczyk | ... | assistant camera |
| Andrés Silvart | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Mrs. Apfelbaum | ... | interpreter: Yiddish |
| Odette Audebeau-Cadier | ... | subtitles: French |
| Shalmi Bar Mor | ... | assistant researcher |
| W. Byron | ... | subtitles: English |
| Corinna Coulmas | ... | assistant researcher / assistant to director |
| Barbara Janicka | ... | interpreter: Polish (as Barbra Janica) |
| Francine Kaufmann | ... | interpreter: Hebrew |
| Claude Lanzmann | ... | subtitles: French |
| Irith Leker | ... | subtitles: French |
| Iréne Steinfeldt-Levi | ... | assistant researcher / assistant to director |
| Sandy Whitelaw | ... | subtitles: English (as Alexander Whitelaw) |
| Brigitte Faure | ... | production accountant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Yehuda Bauer | ... | special thanks |
| Corinna Coulmas | ... | special thanks |
| Raul Hilberg | ... | special thanks |
| Ziva Postec | ... | special thanks |
| Iréne Steinfeldt-Levi | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Les Films Aleph
- Historia
- Ministère de la Culture de la Republique Française (with the participation of)
Distributors
- New Yorker Films (1985) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Eureka Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1987) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- Folkets Bio (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- ARTE (1998) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2018) (France) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2015) (United Kingdom)
- Divisa Home Video (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- France 2 (FR2) (1993) (France) (tv)
- France 2 (FR2) (2024) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2005) (France) (tv)
- France 3 (2015) (France) (tv)
- France 5 (2008) (France) (tv)
- France 5 (2011) (France) (tv)
- Hollywood Boulevard Diffusion (1992) (France) (VHS)
- IFC Films (2010) (United States)
- MK2 Films (2024) (World-wide)
- Planète (2002) (France) (tv)
- Planète (2011) (France) (tv)
- Public Sénat (2005) (France) (tv)
- Rai 3 (1986) (Italy) (tv)
- Rai 3 (1987) (Italy) (tv)
- Solaris Digital (2007) (Israel)
- TF1 (1987) (France) (tv)
- TV5 (2005) (Belgium) (tv)
- TV5 (2005) (France) (tv)
- TV5 (2005) (Switzerland) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Toute l'Histoire (2015) (France) (tv)
- Toute l'Histoire (2016) (France) (tv)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Why Not Productions (2005) (World-wide)
- Why Not Productions (2007) (France) (DVD)
- absolut MEDIEN (2007) (Germany) (DVD) (re-edition 2017)
- absolut MEDIEN (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (restauration: support) (2012)
- Cinétitres (subtitles)
- Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah (restauration: support) (2012)
- Fuji (film stock)
- IFC Films (restauration: participation) (2012)
- L'Immagine Ritrovata (restauration: negative digitalization and restauration) (2012)
- L. T. C. (post-production facilities)
- Laboratoires Éclair (restauration: digital grading) (2012)
- Magnaphone (sound post-production)
- Pyral (film stock)
- The Criterion Collection (restauration: participation) (2012)
- Why Not Productions (restauration) (2012)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 since they 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 and well in many people who still live in Germany, Poland, and elsewhere.
Written by Gene Volovich |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | An estimated 350 hours of footage were shot. The editing process took 5 years. See more » |
| Goofs | Simon Srebnik and Michael Podchlebnik were not the only Jewish survivors of the Chelmno Extermination Camp. Today, at least 9 are known by name, but not all survived WWII and/or gave testimonies. Claude Lanzmann probably didn't know then. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into We Shall Not Die Now (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Mandolinen um Mitternacht See more » |
| Quotes |
Franz Suchomel:
If you lie enough, you believe your own lies. See more » |