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Majdanek - Cemetery of Europe (1944)

Majdanek - Cemetery of Europe (1944)

Documentary
Release Date: 1944, November 1
Directors: Aleksander Ford
Countries: Poland, Soviet Union
Production: Wytwórnia Filmowa Wojska Polskiego
Cast: Władysław Krasnowiecki

Overview:

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.