Shoah(1985)
Overview
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 testimonies from survivors of the Chelmno concentration camp, an Auschwitz escapee, and witnesses of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, as well as a chilling report of gas chambers from an SS officer at Treblinka.
Director
Claude Lanzmann
Studio
Historia
Revenue
$20K
Cast
Claude Lanzmann
as Self - Interviewer
Simon Srebnik
as Self
Michael Podchlebnik
as Self
Motke Zaidl
as Self
Jan Karski
as Self
Paula Biren
as Self
Abraham Bomba
as Self
Inge Deutschkron
as Self
Ruth Elias
as Self
Richard Glazar
as Self
Filip Müller
as Self
Rudolf Vrba
as Self
Where to Watch
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1985
Runtime
9h 26m
Language
Yiddish
Rating
8.2 / 10
Box Office
$20K
Production Companies
Historia • Les Films Aleph • Ministère de la culture
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What is Shoah about?▼
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 testimonies from survivors of the Chelmno concentration camp, an Auschwitz escapee, and witnesses of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, as well as a chilling report of gas chambers from an SS officer at Treblinka.
Who directed Shoah?▼
Shoah was directed by Claude Lanzmann and released in 1985. It is a documentary, history film.
How long is Shoah?▼
Shoah has a runtime of 9 hours and 26 minutes (566 minutes total).
Who stars in Shoah?▼
The cast of Shoah includes Claude Lanzmann as Self - Interviewer, Simon Srebnik as Self, Michael Podchlebnik as Self, Motke Zaidl as Self, Jan Karski as Self and more.
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