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Filmed just ten years after the end of WWII, this 32-minute film tells
the story of the Nazi concentration camps with the most cutting, painful
urgency of any film. Director Alain Resnais used stills, archive footage
and new footage of the deserted camps and combined it with a brilliant
score by Hanns Eisler and narration written by Jean Cayrol, who survived
such a camp. Absolutely one of the most important historical documents
ever made.
Starring: Michel Bouquet (narrator) Written by: Jean Cayrol Directed by: Alain Resnais MPAA Rating: Unrated Language: French with English subtitles Running Time: 32 minutes Date: August 1, 2003