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THE HOLOCAUST:
DRAMATIC
AND DOCUMENTARY REALITIES
ULTIMATE
JUSTICE
Four
films--one fictional, the others containing historical footage--cover
two attempts to punish the perpetrators of the Holocaust in the
aftermath of World War II: the Nuremberg Trials and the Eichmann
Trial in Israel.
Trial
at Nuremberg (1958)
Broadcast in 1958 on the CBS documentary series The Twentieth
Century hosted by Walter Cronkite, the film reviews key moments
from the trial of 21 former Nazi officials and includes captured
German Army film footage.
Judgment
at Nuremberg (1961)
Hollywood's first attempt to confront issues of guilt and innocence
in the Holocaust, the Oscar-wining film presents a group of German
judges charged with "crimes committed in the name of the law,"
and addresses the complex issue of assigning culpability.
The
Devil Is a Gentleman (1983)
A 12-minute segment from the newsmagazine 60 Minutes that
reviews Eichmann's career in the Nazi party, his trial in Israel,
and the nature of his character.
Witnesses
to the Holocaust: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann (1987)
This documentary of the 1961 trial in Israel of Adolf Eichmann for
his role in administering the "Final Solution" is compiled
from court proceedings and eyewitness testimony on videotape.
Holocaust
Introduction
Terezin,
the Fortress Camp
Uprising
in Warsaw
Protectors
or Betrayers
Discussion
Questions
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