Theresienstadt (1944)
Nazi propaganda film about the Czech "Theresienstadt ghetto" in Terezín. The film was supposed to show the world that Jews didn't suffer in concentration camps. Upon completion, most Jews shown in the film (including director Kurt Gerron) were brought to Auschwitz, where they were killed.
Directors: Kurt Gerron, Karel Pečený.
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Paul Eppstein as Vorsitzender des Ältestenrates der Juden / Soziologe - Mannheim - Berlin |
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Karel Fischer as Dirigent |
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Kurt Gerron as Regisseur - Schauspieler |
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Frau Görtz as Gräfin - Holland |
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Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) |
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Hans Krása as Komponist - Prag |
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Alfred Meissner as Jurist - ehem. Minister - Tschechoslowakei |
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Benjamin Murmelstein as Self |
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Coco Schumann as Self |
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Jo Spier as Maler - Zeichner - Holland |
| Writing | Kurt Gerron | Writer |
| Writing | Jindrich Weil | Writer |
| Directing | Kurt Gerron | Director |
| Writing | Manfred Greiffenhagen | Writer |
| Camera | Josef Čepelák | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jaroslav Sechura | Sound |
| Camera | Ivan Frič | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Čeněk Zahradníček | Director of Photography |
| Directing | František Zelenka | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Ivan Frič | Editor |
| Art | Jo Spier | Graphic Designer |
| Directing | Jo Spier | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Benda Rosenwein | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Karel Pečený | Production Manager |
| Directing | Hans Hofer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Josef Francek | Sound |
| Directing | Karel Pečený | Director |