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Escape From a Nazi Death Camp

2014-05-09 Documentary 44mins

From PBS - The secret Nazi death camp at Sobibor was created solely for the mass extermination of Jews. But on the 14th of October 1943, the inmates fought back, in the biggest and most successful prison outbreak of the Second World War. Told through the firsthand accounts of four survivors--Toivi Blatt, Phillip Bialowitz, Selma Engel-Wijnberg, and former Russian POW Semjon Rozenfeld--and using dramatic reenactments, Escape From a Nazi Death Camp recounts the true horror of life at Sobibor, and the desperation, determination, and courage of its prisoners. Of the 600 inmates present on the day of the escape, 300 escaped into the forest surrounding Sobibor. Of that 300, many were shot, turned in, murdered, or captured by Nazis. Around 50 survived the war and of that 50, only a handful are still alive. Now in their 80s and 90s, this is their last chance to reveal, in their own words, the true story of the day they escaped certain death to freedom.

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From PBS - The secret Nazi death camp at Sobibor was created solely for the mass extermination of Jews. But on the 14th of October 1943, the inmates fought back, in the biggest and most successful prison outbreak of the Second World War. Told through the firsthand accounts of four survivors--Toivi Blatt, Phillip Bialowitz, Selma Engel-Wijnberg, and former Russian POW Semjon Rozenfeld--and using dramatic reenactments, Escape From a Nazi Death Camp recounts the true horror of life at Sobibor, and the desperation, determination, and courage of its prisoners. Of the 600 inmates present on the day of the escape, 300 escaped into the forest surrounding Sobibor. Of that 300, many were shot, turned in, murdered, or captured by Nazis. Around 50 survived the war and of that 50, only a handful are still alive. Now in their 80s and 90s, this is their last chance to reveal, in their own words, the true story of the day they escaped certain death to freedom.

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    2014-05-09
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  • Runtime
    44mins
  • Genre
    Documentary
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    Clear Cut Pictures

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Hereward Pelling
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Eric Meyers

Eric Meyers

narrator
Andreas Beckett

Andreas Beckett

Alexander Pechersky
Georg Nikoloff

Georg Nikoloff

Leon Feldhendler
Peter Clements

Peter Clements

Chaim Engel
Susanna Herbert

Susanna Herbert

Selma Engel
Bart Stanislawek

Bart Stanislawek

Toivi Blatt
William Ludwig

William Ludwig

SS Officer Frenzel
Martin Longstaff

Martin Longstaff

Philip Bialowitz

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