Liberation of Auschwitz, The

Synopsis

Footage released by the Russians as prosecution evidence at the Nuremberg war crime trials. Captain Alexander Vorontsov, the only surviving cameraman from the Soviet film crew attached to the 1st Ukranian Front, who in 1945 filmed the liberation of the death camp at Auschwitz, describes the feelings that he and his comrades felt at the horrific scenes that confronted the liberators. A majority of the prisoners had been forced by the Germans to leave the camp as the Red Army approached Auschwitz, and many had perished on their death marches. Vorontsov was able to record the plight of the remaining 6000 prosoners, the instruments of torture and death, the pitiful remains of the dead, the results of the Soviet investigations and the closing of Auschwitz on 28 February 1945.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 55 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; £14.99 (retail)

Subjects

History

Keywords

concentration camps; Holocaust; Judaism; World War II

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

The Big Little Picture Company

Phone

01932 882733

Address

PO Box 264
Walton on Thames
Surrey
KT12 3YR

Notes

Videos also distributed through Education Distribution Service (2005)