Death Mills

Death Mills

1945 · 22 min · ★ 6.7 · War, Documentary

Originally made with a German soundtrack for screening in occupied Germany and Austria, this was the first documentary to show what the Allies found when they liberated the Nazi extermination camps: the survivors, the conditions, and the evidence of mass murder.

Directed by Hans Burger · Written by Oskar Seidlin

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