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DVD

Verdict on Auschwitz [DVD videorecording] : the Frankfurt Auschwitz trial 1963-1965 / a documentary by Rolf Bickel and Dietrich Wagner.

Bickel, Rolf, (director.). Wagner, Dietrich, (director.). First-Run Features (Firm), (film distributors.).

Summary:

On August 20, 1965, after 20 months of proceedings, the verdict was announced in one of the most significant trials in German legal history. The court heard from 360 Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp survivors and other eyewitnesses from 19 countries, in a trial against 22 members of Hitler's S.S. squad. The S.S. members were accused of taking part in the mass murder of millions. Explore the investigation, the courtroom drama and the verdict.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (180 minutes) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 inches.
Producer: [Frankfurt, Germany] : Hessischer Rundfunk, 2005.
Distributor: [New York, New York] : First Run Features, [2007]
Copyright: ©2007, 2006, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released in 1993. At head of title: Survivors of Auschwitz confront Hitler's S.S. Title from container. Bonus material: Directors' biography & filmography.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	German dialogue with English subtitles.