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Warsaw ghetto

Film | Accession Number: 2003.473.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3841 | Film ID: 2661

A Polish documentary about the creation and destruction of the Warsaw ghetto, 1939-1943, made for the 20th anniversary of the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto. Incorporates archival footage, including Nazi newsreels and propaganda footage, with English narration and titles. Shows building a memorial to victims.


Film Title
Requiem for 500,000
Film Alternate Title
Zydzi Polscy
The Polish Jews
Duration
00:27:41
Date
Event:  1939-1943
Production:  1962
Locale
Warsaw, Poland
Language
English
Genre/Form
Documentary.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Filmoteka Narodowa

About This Film

Contributor
Director: Jerzy Bossak
Director: Waclaw Kazmierczak
Producer: Film Polski, Warsaw Documentary Film Studios
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
01:10:03:00 to 01:37:44:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2661A Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
    Master 2661B Video: VHS - 1/2 inch - PAL
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2661B Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    Preservation 2661A Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • User
    • User 2661 Video: VHS - 1/2 inch
    User 2661A Video: DVD
    User 2661B Video: DVD
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 footage from WFDiF (Documentary and Feature Film Studio, Film Archive) in Warsaw, Poland in June 2003.
Note
The WFDiF production entitled "Zydzi Polscy" ["The Polish Jews"] runs 97 minutes and contains film documents from the archive, added music and sound effects. USHMM catalogs the complete production under RG-60.3834, RG-60.3835, RG-60.3836, RG-60.3837, RG-60.3838, RG-60.3839, RG-60.3840, RG-60.3841, and RG-60.3842, on Film ID 2661.

USHMM Betacam made from VHS copies provided by WFDiF. Part of this story is on Film ID 2661B.
Film Source
Filmoteka Narodowa
File Number
Legacy Database File: 4014
Source Archive Number: F 881

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Filmoteka Narodowa
Conditions on Use
Contact FINA customer service team at dokument@fina.gov.pl for permission to reproduce and use this film.

 
Record last modified: 2021-06-03 12:45:46
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