Film
Majdanek - Cemetery of Europe
Poland · SU- Director
- Aleksander Ford
- Year
- 1944
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.
Top cast
Directed by
Aleksander Ford
Written by
Jerzy Bossak