Short film

Theresienstadt

1944 · 23 min

A chilling, staged glimpse of camp life that feels like a slow, sinister lie, leaving a haunting sense of dread.

Overview: Nazi propaganda film about the Czech "Theresienstadt ghetto" in Terezín. The film was supposed to show the world that Jews didn't suffer in concentration camps. Upon completion, most Jews shown in the film (including director Kurt Gerron) were brought to Auschwitz, where they were killed.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, eerie and satirical. Measured and demanding.
About: Deception, power, corruption, death
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
power
corruption
death
identity
Places: small town
prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Paul EppsteinVorsitzender des Ältestenrates der Juden / Soziologe - Mannheim - Berlin
Karel FischerDirigent
Kurt GerronRegisseur - Schauspieler
Frau GörtzGräfin - Holland
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
Hans KrásaKomponist - Prag
Alfred MeissnerJurist - ehem. Minister - Tschechoslowakei
Benjamin MurmelsteinSelf
Coco SchumannSelf
Jo SpierMaler - Zeichner - Holland

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Karel Pečený, Kurt Gerron
Written by: Jindrich Weil, Kurt Gerron, Manfred Greiffenhagen
Starring: Paul Eppstein, Karel Fischer, Kurt Gerron, Frau Görtz, Adolf Hitler, Hans Krása, Alfred Meissner, Benjamin Murmelstein
Cinematography: Čeněk Zahradníček, Ivan Frič
Runtime: 23 min
Country: Germany, Czechoslovakia
Languages: German