German Concentration Camps Factual Survey 7 years old
A lost masterpiece of British documentary cinema from 1945
On the 29th September 1945, the incomplete rough cut of a brilliant documentary about concentration camps was viewed at the MOI in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led a small team – which included Stewart McAllister, Richard Crossman and Alfred Hitchcock – to complete the film from hours of shocking footage. Unfortunately, this ambitious Allied project to create a feature-length visual report that would damn the Nazi regime and shame the German people into acceptance of Allied occupation had missed its moment. Even in its incomplete form (available since 1984) the film was immensely powerful, generating an awed hush among audiences. But now, complete to six reels, this faithfully restored and definitive version produced by IWM, is being compared with Alain Resnais’ Night and Fog (1955).
Credits
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock He was 115, 80 years old when he died | as Himself (archive footage) |
| Trevor Howard He was 101, 74 years old when he died | as Narrator (fragment version) |
| Adolf Hitler He was 126, 56 years old when he died | as Himself (archive footage) |
| Jasper Britton He was 52, now 62 years old | as Narrator (restored version) |
| David Cesarani He was 57, 58 years old when he died | as Himself |
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock as Treatment. He was 115 (80) years old when He died | Crew |
| Alfred Hitchcock as Director. He was 115 (80) years old when He died | Directing |
| Peter Tanner as Editor. He was 100 (88) years old when He died | Editing |
| Stewart McAllister as Editor. He was 99 (47) years old when He died | Editing |
| Sergei Nolbandov as Production Supervisor. He was 119 (76) years old when He died | Production |
German Concentration Camps Factual Survey (7 years)
A lost masterpiece of British documentary cinema from 1945
- Release day: Friday, January 06, 2017
- Runtime: 75 minutes