Kurt Gerstein - Der Christ, das Gas und der Tod

original title:
Kurt Gerstein - Der Christ, das Gas und der Tod
country / year of production:
Germany / 2005
original length:
45 min. , color
premiere:
10 August 2005, WDR
genre:
Documentary
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director:
Claus Bredenbrock , Pagonis Pagonakis
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plot synopsis:
This documentary deals with the SS officer Kurt Gerstein and his unklear position during the Nazi time. After the war he wanted to be a witness during the processes in Nürnberg, but he was seen as war criminal himself.
keywords:
made-for-TV film , resistance, opposition , Holocaust , liberation , priest , war crimes
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Pierre Joffroy. Der Spion Gottes - Ein SS- Offizier im Widerstand? Berlin: Aufbau Verlag, 2002.

Jürgen Schäfer. Kurt Gerstein - Zeuge des Holocaust. Ein Leben zwischen Bibelkreisen und SS, Bielefeld: Luther-Verlag, 1999.
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Homepage: http://www.kurt-gerstein.de/

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Gerstein
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