Treblinka's Last Witness
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Treblinka's Last Witness

8.0 / 10 2012 1h 26mNR English
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

Samuel Willenberg and Kalman Taigman, the last two survivors of the Nazi extermination camp Treblinka, recount the horrors they experienced during the war and talk about their lives after their escape in a prisoner uprising in 1943. Willenberg would go on to become a hero of the 1944 Warsaw uprising while Taigman would be called as a witness during the infamous trial of Adolf Eichmann.

Cast & Crew

Richard Lintern

Richard Lintern

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Lead
DC

David Cesarani

Himself

DS

David Silberklang

Himself

KT

Kalman Teigman

Himself

SW

Samuel Willenberg

Himself

A'

Ada 'Krysia' Willenberg

Herself

OW

Orit Willenberg-Giladi

Herself

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dollan Cannell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Treblinka's Last Witness is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker