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      Genocide

      PG Released Mar 14, 1982 1h 22m Documentary List
      Reviews 75% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Narrated by Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor and featuring footage and interviews with survivors from various internment camps, this documentary chronicles the plight of the Jewish people throughout Europe prior to, during and after World War II. The film is a celebration of courage and hope as well as a harrowing glimpse into the social and political climate that eventually led to the Holocaust, one of the greatest moral atrocities of all time. Read More Read Less

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      Stefan Kanfer TIME Magazine In this film, memory and ambition ultimately collide. The 6 million deserve more than dire prophecy and less than an overproduction. Feb 8, 2018 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies There are many Holocaust documentaries to choose from but Genocide is a solid choice for introducing people to the atrocities. Jan 27, 2022 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com This Oscar-nominated documentary, narrated by Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor, adds a panel to the growing literature on the Holocaust. Rated: B Aug 4, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member ~ At first, i thougt this documentary was just a parody, an hoax. When i realized it was not, i just couldn't believe this one just managed to to be broascasted... Full of non-sense and political influence, this program just attempt to force-feed viewers in believing that there were absolutely NO reasons why A.Hitler decided to fight jewish people. Whar remains is a propagande masterpiece. Approximative an riddled with non-senses, this one is EXACTLY what jewish people would have used to brainwash masses if they had been at the head of Germanyy in 1933. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review ashley h Genocide is an excellent documentary. It is about the heartbreaking testament to the strength and suffering of the Jewish people. Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor did awesome jobs directing this movie. The script is well written. Arnold Schwartzman did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture. Genocide is a must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member THE BEST documentary on the anti-Semitic treachery that took place. This puts PBS, History Chan, etc, you name it, to shame. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Well this is the movie Wiesenhiemer wanted me to watch. So here it is. I find I have a little trouble writing great reviews for documentaries but I'll give it my best shot here. This is only the 4th review (community and critic) for this film on this site. This is a documentary about the history of antisemitism and the holocaust in Nazi Germany. My first thoughts about this film during the first few minutes was that it was put together kinda like a grade school play. The delivery of the dialogue was clunky and it seemed...over-rehearsed. As I'm sure you know, this isn't something that I want at all from a film discussing a subject as important as it is horrifying. However, I do not feel that it continued that way. I am a History education major at UNC (Greeley) and I specialize in Reconstruction to WWII particularly WWII. so I would like to think that I know a thing or two about the Holocaust. I actually learned new things by watching this. It did what a good Holocaust movie does: horrify. It shows what hardships the Jews of Europe had to go through, it showed how they were killed like animals, and worst of all, it showed that the allied leaders such as Roosevelt and Chamberlain did not allow Jews into America and Britain. I am still not sure why that is exactly. But I am sure it is something that the leaders of the world really regret. I know I would. People have posed the question to some (I think myself included) 'would you kill Hitler as a baby?' answer that yourself in the comments, but I say that no, I wouldn't The moment I would have killed Hitler was when he rolled into Austria to annex it for Germany. I would have been on a rooftop with a bazooka to blow that mini-mustached f***** off of the planet. All that to say, this film was a good one. It is not the best Holocaust film that I have seen (not even close) but it was still very good. Final Score: 34/40 Tomatometer rating: 100% with one review Tomatometer rating if my review was added: 100% with 2 reviews. Tomatometer community rating: 31% with 83 ratings (mine included) TRIVIA TIME: 1. The film was originally designed to be presented in a multi-screen format at a Los Angeles museum, with one 35mm projector, two 16mm projectors, and 18 slide projectors. Only after completion was it reformatted to be shown in standard film theaters. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Important message somewhat muted by a slick Hollywood approach. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This Academy Award winning documentary is extremely moving. There are so many holocaust stories out there, this one is more touching than most. The narration by Elizabeth Taylor and Orson Welles is quite remarkable. It does tend to be a bit over dramatic, but I feel it is necessary to make it?s point. Excellent use of footage from the time. It is so hard to believe all this happened, one of the saddest times in world history. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Narrated by Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor and featuring footage and interviews with survivors from various internment camps, this documentary chronicles the plight of the Jewish people throughout Europe prior to, during and after World War II. The film is a celebration of courage and hope as well as a harrowing glimpse into the social and political climate that eventually led to the Holocaust, one of the greatest moral atrocities of all time.
      Director
      Arnold Schwartzman
      Screenwriter
      Arnold Schwartzman, Marvin Hier, Martin Gilbert
      Production Co
      Moriah Films
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 14, 1982, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 27, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 22m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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