Shoah

1985 Claude Lanzmann 9h 26m ★ 8.2
Documentary History
Shoah

Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. Dividing Holocaust witnesses into three categories – survivors, bystanders, and perpetrators – Lanzmann presents testimonie

Cast

Claude Lanzmann Claude Lanzmann Self - Interviewer
Simon Srebnik Self
Michael Podchlebnik Self
Motke Zaidl Self
Jan Karski Self
Paula Biren Self
Abraham Bomba Self
Inge Deutschkron Self

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Double Feature Pairings

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