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Genocide (1982)

90 min  -  Documentary | History | War  -   19 April 1984 (Australia)
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A chilling, heartbreaking testament to the strength and suffering of the Jewish people and the courage and heroism of those who came to their aid... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
Elizabeth Taylor ...
Narrator (voice)
Orson Welles ...
Narrator (voice)
Simon Wiesenthal Simon Wiesenthal ...
Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain ...
Himself (archive footage)
Winston Churchill ...
Himself (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower ...
Himself (archive footage)
Josef Goebbels Josef Goebbels ...
Himself (archive footage)
Hermann Göring Hermann Göring ...
Himself - at Nuremberg Trials (archive footage)
Rudolf Hess Rudolf Hess ...
Himself (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler ...
Himself (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler ...
Himself (archive footage)
Ralph Metcalfe Ralph Metcalfe ...
Himself - in 100m Final at the 1936 Olympics (archive footage)
Martinus Osendarp Martinus Osendarp ...
Himself - in 100m Final at the 1936 Olympics (archive footage)
Jesse Owens Jesse Owens ...
Himself (archive footage)
Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ...
Himself (archive footage) (as The Pope)
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Storyline

A chilling, heartbreaking testament to the strength and suffering of the Jewish people and the courage and heroism of those who came to their aid. With beautiful narration by Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor the film begins by providing a look at the flourishing Jewish community in pre-war Europe and then traces their grim trajectory through the ghettos, camps, and prisons of the Nazi regime, introducing the lost victims and brave heroes along the way. Written by Anonymous  

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World War Two | Animated Sequence | 1930s | 1940s | Anti Semitism  | See more »

Genres:

Documentary | History | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Genocídio See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moriah Films See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color
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Trivia

The film was originally designed to be presented in a multi-screen format at a Los Angeles museum, with one 35mm projector, two 16mm projectors, and 18 slide projectors. Only after completion was it reformatted to be shown in standard film theaters. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Trapper John, M.D.: The Wunderkind (#7.6)" (1985) See more »