Pako Sobiborista

Original title: Escape from Sobibor

TV Movie
1987
K-16
2h 23m

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7.4/10

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Alan Arkin, Rutger Hauer, and Joanna Pacula in Pako Sobiborista (1987)

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German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews. It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October 14, 1943.German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews. It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October 14, 1943.German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews. It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October 14, 1943.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

9.9K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,454

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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Rutger Hauer and Joanna Pacula in Pako Sobiborista (1987)

Alan Arkin and Rutger Hauer in Pako Sobiborista (1987)

Eric P. Caspar in Pako Sobiborista (1987)

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Trivia
Out of about 300 prisoners who escaped to the woods from Sobibor, only about 60 survived until the end of the war.

Goofs
Shlomo Szmajzner actually had three "brothers" that he requested be kept with him (his real brother, his cousin, and his nephew).

Quotes
Lt. "Sasha" Pechersky: Listen to me! Our day has come! Most of the SS are dead! It's everyone for himself now!
Leon Feldhendler: Those of you who survive, bear witness! Let the world know what has happened here! God is with you! Now let nothing stop you!
[escape begins]

Alternate versions
Some television broadcasts of the movie, in particular the version which was shown on the History Channel, cut a lengthy scene after the escape attempt at the beginning of the film (attempted by a work detail cutting through the camp fence with garden tools) where the detail is shot dead with their bodies then displayed to the rest of the camp as a warning. In the cut version, there is no mention of what happened to these escapees after their escape attempt.

Connections
Featured in The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987)

Soundtracks
Roses from the South
(uncredited)
Written by Johann Strauss
Played at the dance

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9/10

Schindler's List SURPASSED!

This is one of the most terrifying accounts of the atrocities which took place during World War II. In terms of realism it far surpasses Schindler's List, to the extent that it's quite frankly hard to sit through. But the sheer realism is also what makes it such an important piece of filmmaking. Certainly, Escape from Sobibor has coursed some reflection on my part.

IMDb rating 10/10

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