The Witnesses

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 22, 1961

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

Les Films de la Pléiade

Cast

Nadine Alari,Jean Perrot

Director

Frédéric Rossif

Writer

Madeleine Chapsal,Frédéric Rossif

Producer

Pierre Braunberger

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0055512