Orson Welles anchors the narration here describing some of the most heinous imagery from human history. He commences with a potted history of the often enforced transient existence of the Jewish communities in Europe before bringing us to twentieth century Germany where millions are unemployed, the economy is still on it’s knees after the defeat in the Great War and homelessness is rife. Skilfully navigating this…
Genocide (1982)
The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust could happen again. The history of European Jewish culture and events before and during the Holocaust are seen in newsreels, photographs, and animated segments. The words of the victims of the era are read, and footage from the liberation os a concentration camp is shown.
Top Cast
Elizabeth Taylor
Narrator (voice)
Orson Welles
Narrator (voice)
Simon Wiesenthal
Self
Neville Chamberlain
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (as Josef Goebbels)
Hermann Göring
Self - at Nuremberg Trials (archive footage)
Rudolf Hess
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Ralph Metcalfe
Self - in 100m Final at the 1936 Olympics (archive footage)
Martinus Osendarp
Self - in 100m Final at the 1936 Olympics (archive footage)
Jesse Owens
Self (archive footage)
Pope Pius XII
Self (archive footage) (as The Pope)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Deleno Roosevelt)
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Self - at Nuremberg Trials (archive footage)
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What is Genocide about?
The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust could happen again. The history of European Jewish culture and events before and during the Holocaust are seen in newsreels,…
When was Genocide released?
Genocide was released in 1982.
What genres does Genocide belong to?
Genocide is categorised as Documentary, History, War.
Who stars in Genocide?
The cast of Genocide includes Elizabeth Taylor, Orson Welles, Simon Wiesenthal, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill.