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Theresienstadt

Nazi propaganda film about the Czech "Theresienstadt ghetto" in Terezín. The film was supposed to show the world that Jews didn't suffer in concentration camps. Upon completion, most Jews shown in the film (including director Kurt Gerron) were brought to Auschwitz, where they were killed.

Top Cast

  • Paul Eppstein

    Paul Eppstein

    Vorsitzender des Ältestenrates der Juden / Soziologe - Mannheim - Berlin

  • Karel Fischer

    Karel Fischer

    Dirigent

  • Kurt Gerron

    Kurt Gerron

    Regisseur - Schauspieler

  • Frau Görtz

    Frau Görtz

    Gräfin - Holland

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self (archive footage)

  • Hans Krása

    Hans Krása

    Komponist - Prag

  • Alfred Meissner

    Alfred Meissner

    Jurist - ehem. Minister - Tschechoslowakei

  • Benjamin Murmelstein

    Benjamin Murmelstein

    Self

  • Coco Schumann

    Coco Schumann

    Self

Overview

Nazi propaganda film about the Czech "Theresienstadt ghetto" in Terezín. The film was supposed to show the world that Jews didn't suffer in concentration camps. Upon completion, most Jews shown in the film (including director Kurt Gerron) were brought to Auschwitz, where they were killed.

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