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.
Cast
Paul Eppstein
Vorsitzender des Ältestenrates der Juden / Soziologe - Mannheim - Berlin
Karel Fischer
Dirigent
Kurt Gerron
Regisseur - Schauspieler
Frau Görtz
Gräfin - Holland
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Hans Krása
Komponist - Prag
Alfred Meissner
Jurist - ehem. Minister - Tschechoslowakei
Benjamin Murmelstein
Self
Coco Schumann
Self
Jo Spier
Maler - Zeichner - Holland
Crew
Kurt Gerron
Director, Writer
Karel Pečený
Director, Production Manager
Jindrich Weil
Writer
Manfred Greiffenhagen
Writer
Ivan Frič
Editor, Director of Photography
Čeněk Zahradníček
Director of Photography
Josef Čepelák
Director of Photography
Jo Spier
Assistant Director, Graphic Designer
František Zelenka
Assistant Director
Hans Hofer
Assistant Director
Benda Rosenwein
Assistant Camera
Josef Francek
Sound
Jaroslav Sechura
Sound
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