The Witnesses
This film brings to life a vanished world: that of the Warsaw Ghetto, destroyed by the Nazis after the 1944 uprising. Two authentic "reconstruction" sources have been used to this end: photographic and cinematographic documents recorded at the time and discovered in Poland, East Germany, Israel and France; and the oral testimonies of 44 survivors, invited to evoke their personal tragedy in front of the images put before their eyes.
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The Witnesses
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 22, 1961
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
70%
Original Title
Le temps du ghetto
Production Companies
Les Films de la Pléiade
Director
Frédéric Rossif
Description
This film brings to life a vanished world: that of the Warsaw Ghetto, destroyed by the Nazis after the 1944 uprising. Two authentic "reconstruction" sources have been used to this end: photographic and cinematographic documents recorded at the time and discovered in Poland, East Germany, Israel and France; and the oral testimonies of 44 survivors, invited to evoke their personal tragedy in front of the images put before their eyes.