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Released
1944 · FILM

Theresienstadt

Directed by
Kurt Gerron, Karel Peceny
Written by
Kurt Gerron, Manfred Greiffenhagen
Runtime
23 min
Language
DE
Documentary

Synopsis

A Nazi propaganda film depicting the Czech "Theresienstadt ghetto" in Terezín, it was intended to convey the image that Jews were not suffering in concentration camps. After its completion, most of the Jews featured in the film—including director Kurt Gerron—were transported to Auschwitz, where they were killed.

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Principal cast & crew: 16

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Edited by Ivan FricShot by Josef Cepelak

Also known as

  • Der Führer schenkt den Juden eine Stadtde
  • Theresienstadt. Ein Dokumentarfilm aus dem jüdischen Siedlungsgebietde
  • The Fuhrer Gives a City to the Jewsen

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