Bibliograph

Drancy, a concentration camp in Paris, 1941-1944, produced by Bruce Eadie and directed by Stephen Trombley

Type

Label

Drancy, a concentration camp in Paris, 1941-1944, produced by Bruce Eadie and directed by Stephen Trombley

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

For College; Adult audiences

Main title

Drancy

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

747796340

Responsibility statement

produced by Bruce Eadie and directed by Stephen Trombley

Runtime

Sub title

a concentration camp in Paris, 1941-1944

Summary

Drancy: A Concentration Camp in Paris, 1941-1944 is a startling new film which examines in detail how the French authorities arrested and interned more than 74,000 Jews before sending them to Auschwitz. Only 2,500 survived. Drancy explores the structure of the Holocaust in France: how the Nazis brought the French police and gendarmerie under its control, ordering them to conduct massive round-ups of Jews in Paris and other cities; how the Vichy government instituted anti-Semitic laws, without pressure from the Germans; and how French authorities acted to divide the Jewish community, undermining resistance and streamlining the work of the Final Solution in France. Drancy includes interviews with survivors as well as with bystanders who were witnesses. Rare archival footage and photographs round out the documentary. After a 50 year silence, France is beginning to acknowledge its role in the fate of the Jews. This timely film shows why such re-examination is in order

Target audience

general

Contributor

Creator