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Overview
The East German documentary uncovers the postwar career of Heinz Reinefarth, the former SS general responsible for atrocities during the Warsaw Uprising who became mayor of Westerland on the island of Sylt. Combining archival footage with contemporary interviews, the film indicts West Germany for allowing former Nazi officials to return to public office.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 1, 1957
- Original language
- German
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- VEB DEFA Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme,DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme
- Director
- Annelie Thorndike,Andrew Thorndike
- Cinematography
- Walter Fuchs
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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