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The Unknown Soldier
“Damning Documentary Indicts German Civilians in Slaughter of Jews during WWII”
7.0 / 10• 2006• 1h 37m•NR• German
HistoryDocumentary
Storyline
In the wake of World War II, most Germans have been raised with the mistaken belief that the Holocaust had been planned and executed by just a tiny minority of Nazis, namely, the Gestapo and the SS. The sad truth, however, is that Hitler's philosophy of ethnic cleansing, as the Fuhrer so brazenly espoused in his frightening manifesto, "Mein Kampf," had been enthusiastically embraced not only by the entire military but also by most of the civilian population. The long-suppressed proof of their widespread collaboration and participation was unveiled in The Wehrmacht Exhibition, a damning collection of photographs and film footage that toured Deutschland between 1999 and 2004. The show shook the country to its core because it forced folks to face up to the fact that it took much more than a madman and his henchmen to wipe out six million.
Cast & Crew
HH
Hannes Heer
Self
LeadJP
Jan Philipp Reemtsma
Self
CK
Charlotte Knobloch
Self
Ralph Giordano
Self
ON
Oskar Negt
Self
Klaus von Dohnanyi
Self
CU
Christian Ude
Self
Hans-Jochen Vogel
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Verhoeven's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Unknown Soldier is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
