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Night Will Fall

When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".

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Night Will Fall Cast

Name Character
Alfred Hitchcock He was 115, 80 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
Helena Bonham Carter She was 48, now 58 years old as Narrator
Billy Wilder He was 108, 95 years old when he died as Himself (archive footage)
Jasper Britton He was 51, now 61 years old as Narrator (German Concentration Camps Factual Survey)
Sidney Bernstein as Himself (archive footage)

Night Will Fall Crew

Name Department
Aviv Aldema as Music Editor. He was 50 (now 60) years old Sound
Andre Singer as Director. He was 69 (now 79) years old Directing
Brett Ratner as Producer. He was 45 (now 55) years old Production
Arik Leibovitch as Editor. He was 51 (now 61) years old Editing
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Night Will Fall (10 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 07, 2014
  • Runtime: 78 minutes