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Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust

A portrait of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), head of the Catholic Church from 1939 until his death, who, during World War II, and while European Jews were being exterminated by the Nazis, was accused of keeping a disconcerting and shameful silence.

Top Cast

  • Hildegard Meier

    Hildegard Meier

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • David I. Kertzer

    David I. Kertzer

    Self - Historian

  • Klaus Kühlwein

    Klaus Kühlwein

    Self - Catholic Theologist

  • Emma Fattorini

    Emma Fattorini

    Self - Historian

  • Pope Pius XII

    Pope Pius XII

    Self (archive footage)

  • Benito Mussolini

    Benito Mussolini

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

  • Myron Charles Taylor

    Myron Charles Taylor

    Self - Diplomat (archive footage)

  • Konrad von Preysing

    Konrad von Preysing

    Self - Catholic Bishop (archive footage)

Overview

A portrait of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), head of the Catholic Church from 1939 until his death, who, during World War II, and while European Jews were being exterminated by the Nazis, was accused of keeping a disconcerting and shameful silence.

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