Germany / Jan 01, 1944
Theresienstadt (1944)
Directed by Kurt Gerron, Karel Pečený
23minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Murmelstein | Self |
| Coco Schumann | Self |
| Jo Spier | Maler - Zeichner - Holland |
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Theresienstadt |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zentralamt zur Regelung der Judenfrage in Böhmen und Mähren, Aktualita |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1944 |
| Writer | Kurt Gerron, Manfred Greiffenhagen, Jindrich Weil |
| Editing | Ivan Frič |
| Cinematography | Josef Čepelák, Ivan Frič, Čeněk Zahradníček, Benda Rosenwein |
| Assistant directors | Hans Hofer, Jo Spier, František Zelenka, Kurt Gerron, Karel Pečený |
| Camera operators | Josef Čepelák, Ivan Frič, Čeněk Zahradníček, Benda Rosenwein |
| Additional photography | Josef Čepelák, Ivan Frič, Čeněk Zahradníček, Benda Rosenwein |
| Production design | Jo Spier |
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| Art direction | Jo Spier |
| Set decoration | Jo Spier |
| Music | Josef Francek, Jaroslav Sechura |
| Sound | Josef Francek, Jaroslav Sechura |
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