Description |
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
System Details |
DVD, widescreen. |
Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles. |
Note |
Title from sell sheet. |
Cast |
Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Muhe. |
Summary |
A Waffen-SS officer employed in the SS Hygiene Institute, is shocked to learn that the process he has developed to eradicate typhus is now being used for killing Jews in extermination camps. When he attempts to notify the Pope about the gassings he is appalled by the lack of response he gets from the Catholic hierarchy, except for one priest. |
Note |
Bonus features: audio commentary with Costa-Gavras and film critic Wade Major ; 2014 re-release trailer ; BBC documentary: Pope Pius XII: the Pope, the Jews and the Nazis. |
Subject |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Drama.
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Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958.
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Catholic Church -- Relations -- Judaism.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
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Jews -- Government policy -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Fiction films.
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Added Author |
Costa-Gavras, 1933- screenwriter, film director.
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Kassovitz, Mathieu, 1967- actor.
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Mühe, Ulrich, 1953-2007, actor.
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Cohen Media Group.
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ISBN |
1417242639 |
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9781417242634 |
Standard No. |
741952772996 |
Music No. |
CMG-DV-7729 Cohen Media Group |
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