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 |
| Directing | Kurt Gerron | Director |
| Writing | Kurt Gerron | Writer |
| Writing | Manfred Greiffenhagen | Writer |
| Writing | Jindrich Weil | Writer |
| Camera | Josef Čepelák | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ivan Frič | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Čeněk Zahradníček | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ivan Frič | Editor |
| Production | Karel Pečený | Production Manager |
| Directing | Hans Hofer | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jo Spier | Assistant Director |
| Directing | František Zelenka | Assistant Director |
| Art | Jo Spier | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Josef Francek | Sound |
| Sound | Jaroslav Sechura | Sound |
| Camera | Benda Rosenwein | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Karel Pečený | Director |