German Concentration Camps Factual Survey [2017]
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German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
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English
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English Czech Dutch; Flemish French German Hebrew Hungarian Italian Polish Russian
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Published
UK BFI 2017
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Physical Description
Blu Ray (72 min.) black & white
Contents Summary
On 29 September 1945, the incomplete rough-cut of a disturbing yet compelling documentary revealing the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps was viewed at the Ministry of Information in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led a small team - which included Stewart McAllister, Richard Crossman and Alfred Hitchcock - to complete the film from hours of footage.
Unfortunately, this ambitious Allied project to create a feature-length visual report that would damn the Nazi regime and shame the German people into acceptance of Allied occupation had missed its moment, and was left unfinished and shelved. Even in its incomplete form, the film was immensely powerful, generating an awed hush among audiences. But now, complete to six reels, this faithfully restored and definitive version produced by the Imperial War Museums and with a newly recorded narration by actor Jasper Britton, has been rightfully compared with Alan Resnais' Night and Fog (1955).
Special features
New restoration by IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Presented with both an optional contextualising Intro and Outro
Panel Discussion at the BFI Southbank (2015, 42 mins): restoration director Dr Toby Haggith (IMW) is joined on-stage by a panel of experts to discuss the film
Audio Commentary with Dr Toby Haggith and senior curator Patrick Russell (BFI)
Vox Pops Compilation (2015, 6 mins): cinema-goers reflect after a screening at the BFI Southbank
Interview with Ludwig Weill at Fort Breendonk (1945, 5 mins): archival interview with a freed prisoner
Interviews and Statements at Bergen-Belsen (1945, 17 mins): archival interviews with SS soldiers, freed prisoners and members of the British Army
Interviews and Statements at Dachau (1945, 12 mins): archival interviews with recently liberated prisoners
Interview with Petr Zenkl (1945, 12 mins): archival interview with the Czech politician who was imprisoned at Dachau and Buchenwald
Alternate archival soundtrack
80-page perfect-bound book with new writing on the film, and full film credits
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLU-RAY | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | M22-R17-S1-R6 |
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey [2017]
In Research Room
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey
General Information
Language
English
General Information
Language of Subtitles
English Czech Dutch; Flemish French German Hebrew Hungarian Italian Polish Russian
General Information
Published
UK BFI 2017
General Information
Physical Description
Blu Ray (72 min.) black & white
Contents Summary
On 29 September 1945, the incomplete rough-cut of a disturbing yet compelling documentary revealing the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps was viewed at the Ministry of Information in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led a small team - which included Stewart McAllister, Richard Crossman and Alfred Hitchcock - to complete the film from hours of footage.
Unfortunately, this ambitious Allied project to create a feature-length visual report that would damn the Nazi regime and shame the German people into acceptance of Allied occupation had missed its moment, and was left unfinished and shelved. Even in its incomplete form, the film was immensely powerful, generating an awed hush among audiences. But now, complete to six reels, this faithfully restored and definitive version produced by the Imperial War Museums and with a newly recorded narration by actor Jasper Britton, has been rightfully compared with Alan Resnais' Night and Fog (1955).
Special features
New restoration by IWM (Imperial War Museums)
Presented with both an optional contextualising Intro and Outro
Panel Discussion at the BFI Southbank (2015, 42 mins): restoration director Dr Toby Haggith (IMW) is joined on-stage by a panel of experts to discuss the film
Audio Commentary with Dr Toby Haggith and senior curator Patrick Russell (BFI)
Vox Pops Compilation (2015, 6 mins): cinema-goers reflect after a screening at the BFI Southbank
Interview with Ludwig Weill at Fort Breendonk (1945, 5 mins): archival interview with a freed prisoner
Interviews and Statements at Bergen-Belsen (1945, 17 mins): archival interviews with SS soldiers, freed prisoners and members of the British Army
Interviews and Statements at Dachau (1945, 12 mins): archival interviews with recently liberated prisoners
Interview with Petr Zenkl (1945, 12 mins): archival interview with the Czech politician who was imprisoned at Dachau and Buchenwald
Alternate archival soundtrack
80-page perfect-bound book with new writing on the film, and full film credits
Subjects
Genre
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
Blu-Ray Disc
Item Type
Blu-Ray Disc
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Call Number
-
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
M22-R17-S1-R6