Majdanek - Cemetery of Europe (1944)

Name: Majdanek - Cemetery of Europe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1944-11-01
Duration: 24 min
Cast: Władysław Krasnowiecki

Filmed immediately after the Red Army liberated the Majdanek concentration camp, this documentary is regarded as the first cinematic record of Nazi genocide. Shot on July 24–25, 1944, it presents stark evidence of atrocities alongside testimony from surviving prisoners representing many European nations, making it one of the earliest films to confront the scale of the Holocaust.

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Released 1944-11-01 · 24 min · Documentary

Directed by Aleksander Ford

Cast

Władysław Krasnowiecki as Narrator (voice)