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.
Release Date | November 17, 1988 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Die Lüge und der Tod | |
Runtime | 34min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | German | |
Original Language | German | |
Production Countries | East Germany | |
Production Companies | DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und DokumentarfilmeFernsehen der DDR |