Die Lüge und der Tod

Overview

Together with Stephan Hermlin, H&S examine two five-minute film documents in this film, which were shot in 1941 on behalf of the Gestapo. The comparison with a written eyewitness account exposes the first film - "about the dazzling supply of food to the Jews" - as a propaganda lie, while the second - made 14 days later - conveys a complex picture of the Nazi extermination bureaucracy.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 17, 1988

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production

Fernsehen der DDR,DEFA Studio für Dokumentarfilme,DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme,DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme, Fernsehen der DDR

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1155497