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It may not do full justice to all [of its] subjects in its tight 78 minutes, but it's not a film you're likely to forget.
Mike Hale, New York Times
Overview
When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".
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Top critics, in their words
Fresh
The liberation footage itself is the centerpiece of Night Will Fall. It is mesmerizing, sickening, disturbing, and essential.
Matthew Gilbert, Boston Globe
Fresh
Horrifying. Fascinating.
Verne Gay, Newsday
Fresh
A masterfully constructed, eye-opening and, at times, eyes-averting look at an obscure chapter of Holocaust history.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
This wise, sober new documentary is a reminder of historical horrors, but it's also a tale of censorship.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
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