Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
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Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust

6.4 / 10 2024 53mNR German
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

Storyline

A portrait of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), head of the Catholic Church from 1939 until his death, who, during World War II, and while European Jews were being exterminated by the Nazis, was accused of keeping a disconcerting and shameful silence.

Cast & Crew

HM

Hildegard Meier

Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead
DI

David I. Kertzer

Self - Historian

KK

Klaus Kühlwein

Self - Catholic Theologist

EF

Emma Fattorini

Self - Historian

Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

MC

Myron Charles Taylor

Self - Diplomat (archive footage)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christel Fomm's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker