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Warwick Davis and the Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz

Actor Warwick Davis presents the story of the Owicz family and their ordeal during WWII. From a successful musical act to being tortuously experimented on by Josef Mengele in a concentration camp, this story might have been lost to history if it weren't for the family's diminutive size, which made them both a novelty as well as an inspiration.

Top Cast

  • Warwick Davis

    Warwick Davis

    Self - Presenter

  • Samantha Davis

    Samantha Davis

    Self - Warwick Davis' Wife

  • Perla Ovitz

    Perla Ovitz

    Self - Concentration Camp Survivor (archive footage)

  • Johnny Popescu

    Johnny Popescu

    Self - Radio Host

  • Ioan Timis

    Ioan Timis

    Self - Former Mayor of Rozavlea

  • Eilat Negev

    Eilat Negev

    Self - Co-author, 'Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz'

  • Yehuda Koren

    Yehuda Koren

    Self - Co-author, 'Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz'

  • Ioan Michai Dancus

    Ioan Michai Dancus

    Self - Historian

  • Yoav Heller

    Yoav Heller

    Self - Holocaust Research Centre, Royal Holloway College

Overview

Actor Warwick Davis presents the story of the Owicz family and their ordeal during WWII. From a successful musical act to being tortuously experimented on by Josef Mengele in a concentration camp, this story might have been lost to history if it weren't for the family's diminutive size, which made them both a novelty as well as an inspiration.

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