Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial 1963-1965

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Verdict on Auschwitz: The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial 1963-1965 ★★★ Strafsache 4 Ks 2/ 63: Auschwitz Vor Dem Frankfurter Schwurgericht 1993

Originally made for German TV, where it was shown as a 3-part documentary. (It was also released in 2005 in a 60minute version.) This rerelease is a loosely structured examination of the 196365 trial of 22 Auschwitz SS officers, based on 430 hours of audiotapes. Directors Bickel and Wagner divide this chilling recounting into the investigation, the trial (which included testimony by more than 200 survivors), and the verdict. Testimony is illustrated with footage and photographs as well as archival material. English, German, Polish, and Russian with subtitles. 180m/C DVD . GED: Rolf Bickel, Dietrick Wagner; W: Rolf Bickel, Dietrick Wagner; C: Armin Alker, Dominik Schunk; Nar: Edgar M. Boehke.

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