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US Army liberation of concentration camps

Film | Accession Number: 2000.621.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2587 | Film ID: 2328

A film produced by the US Information Agency, Paris, France and the US Army. It tells the story of American soldiers and the liberation of Europe's concentration camps through compilations of footage shot by the US Army upon liberation of the camps. Narration from POV of an American soldier.


Film Title
Reunion [Le Retour]
Duration
00:19:38
Date
Event:  1945
Production:  1945
Locale
Paris, France
Dachau, Germany
Auschwitz, Poland
Europe
Bergen-Belsen, Germany
Language
English
Genre/Form
Propaganda.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University

About This Film

Contributor
Director: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Editor: Peter F. Elgar
Producer: United Films (US Information Service, Paris)
Producer: United States. Army
Script Contributor: Peter F. Elgar
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
00:00:39:00 to 00:20:17:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2328 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
    Master 2328 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
    Master 2328 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
    Master 2328 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - NTSC
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this video collection from the National Center for Jewish Film for general reference in July 2000.
Note
More Production Credits:
Written by: Alfred Lewis Levitt
Music by: Robert Lannoy
Narrated by: Daniel Chuggerman
Film Source
National Center for Jewish Film
File Number
Legacy Database File: 2698
Featured In
Dachau after liberation: Holocaust Encyclopedia - Historical Film Footage. Open. Open

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:03:20
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