Topic: Holocaust

Direction Steven Spielberg

Cast Liam Neeson · Ben Kingsley · Ralph Fiennes · Caroline Goodall

Synopsis Schindler's List (1993) follows the journey of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist in Poland who initially capitalizes on the Nazi regime's ascent to power. He establishes a factory producing enamelware, leveraging charm and bribes to secure military contracts, and enlists...

Direction Roberto Benigni

Cast Roberto Benigni · Nicoletta Braschi · Giorgio Cantarini · Marisa Paredes

Synopsis Life Is Beautiful (1997) follows the story of Guido, a lovable and imaginative waiter with a knack for making people laugh. He has captured the heart of his beloved and built a wonderful life for his young family. However, their...

Direction Claude Lanzmann

Cast Simon Srebnik · Michael Podchlebnik · Motke Zaïdl · Hanna Zaïdl

Synopsis Shoah (1985) is a monumental 9 1/2 hour documentary directed by Claude Lanzmann that presents an unflinching exploration of the Holocaust, notably without incorporating any archival footage. Lanzmann conducts in-depth interviews with survivors, eyewitnesses, and former Nazis, some of whom...

Direction Stanley Kramer

Cast Spencer Tracy · Burt Lancaster · Richard Widmark · Marlene Dietrich

Synopsis Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) unfolds three years after the major Nazi leaders faced justice. This legal drama centers around four judges who exploited their positions to enforce Nazi sterilization and cleansing policies. The formidable task of presiding over this trial...

Direction Alain Resnais

Synopsis Night and Fog (1955) is a profoundly moving and visually striking documentary that stands as one of the earliest cinematic explorations of the Holocaust's atrocities. Directed by Alain Resnais, this film has had a lasting impact on how the Holocaust...

Direction Roman Polanski

Cast Adrien Brody · Thomas Kretschmann · Maureen Lipman · Ed Stoppard

Synopsis The Pianist (2002) is based on the memoir of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who recounted his endurance during the tumultuous period of World War II. As a gifted composer and pianist, Szpilman performed the final live musical piece broadcasted...

Direction Laurence Rees · Tilman Remme

Synopsis The Nazis: A Warning from History (TV Miniseries) (1997) delves into the intricate factors that enabled Adolf Hitler's ascent to power within a sophisticated society. This documentary series explores the political, social, and economic conditions that paved the way for...

Direction Elem Klimov

Cast Alexei Kravchenko · Olga Mironova · Liubomiras Laucevicius · Vladas Bagdonas

Synopsis Come and See (1985) follows the harrowing journey of a young Belarusian boy who is abruptly drawn into the brutal realities of World War II. He joins a poorly equipped Soviet resistance group to combat the merciless German forces. Throughout...

Direction Laurence Rees · Catherine Tatge

Cast Linda Ellerbee · Horst-Günter Marx · Klaus Mikoleit

Synopsis Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' (TV Miniseries) (2005) is a comprehensive BBC documentary series that delves into the harrowing history of Auschwitz through a six-episode format. This series brings to life the chilling narrative of the concentration camp...

Direction Pavel Chukhrai · Vojtech Jasný · Marcel Lozinski · Luis Puenzo

Cast Jack Fuchs · Liza Zajak-Novera · Robert Lamberg · Benjamin Mehl

Direction Ján Kadár · Elmar Klos

Cast Josef Kroner · Frantisek Zvarik · Ida Kaminska · Hana Slivkova

Synopsis The Shop on Main Street (1965) follows the story of Tono Briko, a lazy carpenter living in Czechoslovakia during World War II. The Nazis are seizing Jewish-owned businesses, and Tono sees an opportunity to please his family by taking over...

Direction Sidney Bernstein

Synopsis Memories of the Camps (TV) (1985) presents a harrowing journey through history, as camera crews accompanied American and British forces into the Nazi death camps in 1945, capturing the chilling atrocities they encountered. A collective of directors, including the renowned...

Direction George Stevens

Synopsis Nazi Concentration Camps (1945) is a powerful documentary crafted from footage captured by U.S. soldiers during the liberation of various Nazi Concentration Camps (1945). This film served as crucial evidence during the Nuremberg trials. The documentary presents a harrowing sequence...

Direction Claude Lanzmann

Cast Claude Lanzmann · Benjamin Murmelstein

Direction Erik Nelson

Cast Hanna Pick · Nanette Konig

Synopsis Anne Frank's Holocaust (TV) (2015) delves into the harrowing tale of Anne Frank, whose renowned diary was cut short just before her family was discovered in their hidden annex on August 4, 1944. While her diary chronicles her life, the...

Direction Marvin J. Chomsky

Cast Michael Moriarty · Joseph Bottoms · Fritz Weaver · James Woods

Synopsis Holocaust (TV Miniseries) (1978) chronicles the harrowing journey of the Jewish Weiss family as they navigate the horrors of Nazi Germany. Each member of the Weiss family faces the brutal consequences of anti-Semitic Nazi policies, leading to their tragic demise,...

Direction Sergei Loznitsa

Cast Vladimir Mijailovich Artobolevski · Hans Isenmann · Dina Pronicheva

Synopsis Babi Yar. Context (2021) delves into the harrowing events of September 1941, when German forces carried out a brutal massacre, resulting in the deaths of 30,000 Jewish individuals over the course of three days.

Direction Frédéric Rossif

Cast Philippe Meyer

Direction Eyal Sivan

Cast Adolf Eichmann

Synopsis The Specialist (1999) is a unique documentary crafted by French/Israeli filmmaker Eyal Sivan, utilizing video footage originally intended for American television, capturing the 1961 trial of notorious Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. Through advanced editing techniques and digital image manipulation,...

Direction André Singer

Cast Sidney Bernstein · Alfred Hitchcock

Synopsis Night Will Fall (2014) delves into the remarkable discovery of World War II film footage that was initially intended to be a documentary. This lost film was shot by the renowned Alfred Hitchcock and Sidney Bernstein in 1945, focusing on...