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Auschwitz

Auschwitz

1945 · 23 min · Documentary

Soviet documentary shot right after liberation of Auschwitz. It was used as evidence by the Soviet prosecution at the Nuremberg trials. In 2014, footage shot by cameraman Aleksandr Vorontsov, as well as his interview given in 1986 for German television, were included in Andre Singer’s documentary “Night Will Fall”.

Directed by Elizaveta Svilova · Written by Elizaveta Svilova

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