Auschwitz : inside the Nazi state

Auschwitz Inside the Nazi state

DVD - 2005

"'Auschwitz: inside the Nazi state' is the result of three years of research, drawing on the close involvement of world experts, recently discovered documents and nearly 100 interviews with camp survivors and perpetrators, many of whom are speaking on the record for the first time. Their stories are brought to life through the innovative use of archive footage, dramatic recreations of key ... moments, and their ... testimony"--Container label.

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Subjects
Auschwitz (Concentration camp) > History.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland.
Holocaust survivors > Interviews.
War criminals > Germany > Interviews.
Concentration camps > Poland.
Jews > Persecutions.
Documentary television programs.
Published
London : Burbank, CA : BBC Video Ltd. ; Warner Home Video c2005.
Language
English
Corporate Authors
British Broadcasting Corporation, KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Corporate Authors
British Broadcasting Corporation (-), KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Other Authors
Linda Hunt, 1945- (-), Dominic Sutherland, Martina Balazova, Detlef Siebert, Laurence Rees, 1957-, Linda Ellerbee, Megan Callaway
Item Description
"Stereo 16:9 enhanced MCPS"--Container label.
"Extra features: interview with Laurence Rees; a series of six follow-up discussions hosted by award-winning journalist Linda Ellerbee"--Container label.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (DVD)(ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits
Documentary directors, Dominic Sutherland, Martina Balazova ; drama director, Detlef Siebert; series consultant, Ian Kershaw ; follow-up segment written/produced by Megan Callaway ; series producer, Mary Mazur.
ISBN
9780790715513
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Review by Library Journal Review

This six-part documentary examines the evolution of the Auschwitz complex from a group of ramshackle Polish military training buildings into a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners and finally the ultimate killing factory for the Nazis' "Final Solution." While the history of Auschwitz is the central focus, the narratives from former inmates (Polish political prisoners, Jews, Gypsies, Soviet POWs, and Polish Jews forced to assist at the crematoria) and former SS members combine for a powerful contribution to Holocaust history. The heart-wrenching stories from inmates recount extreme brutality, while the SS staffers chillingly relate their conviction that the Jews were less than human and the many rationalizations used to excuse their actions. The two-disc set features historical footage and dramatizations based primarily on Nazi diaries, reports, etc., to re-create critical events. Bonus features include an interview with writer/ producer Rees and follow-up discussions hosted by Linda Ellerbee. Though some viewers may find the content and images disturbing, this is an essential purchase for Holocaust and World War II collections; highly recommended.-Karen A. Plummer, Univ. of Akron Lib. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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