Genocide

'Genocide' is one of the finest of many documents on the Holocaust. It richly deserves the Academy Award and all the other accolades it has received.

A documentary about the 'Final solution' to the Jewish people in Europe in the early 20th Century. Filled with period black and white photos of mass graves, death camps, historical figures and period film, this film really captures the times - definitely not the brightest time for the Jewish people but as this film shows, there is always hope. Recommended for anyone wanting to know about the holocaust - something that did happen and should not be forgotten in this new millennium.

Forget the the other numerous Holocaust documentaries. This is the definitive account of the atrocities of Nazi Germany, no reenactment..just fact after fact from records of those despicable times ..backed by photos and film ..kudos to Elizabeth Taylor and Orson Wells for their heartfelt narration....upsetting to watch but has to be seen.

How has NOBODY ever heard of this magnificent documentary film? It is absolutely great, and I had to give it a (well-deserved) 10/10 star rating.

Using strange, experimental filmmaking techniques and a narration by Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor, "Genocide" is a horrifying look at the history of the Holocaust. It is horribly explicit in it's nature, but it also shows how no words or images can truly capture how awful the Jews were treated during these dark, dark times.

"Genocide" is definitely one of the most disturbing films ever made, because of the, previously mentioned, explicit content. It can easily be compared with another explicit and disturbing Holocaust documentary, Alain Resnais' "Night and Fog".

Although this brutal film is never discussed or normally listed as one of the best documentary film, it did get some recognition by the Academy Awards, because it won the Best Documentary Oscar.

This is an intense documentary of the extermination of the Jewish people in the Holocaust, with much archival footage. The scenes are often gripping and horrifying in their veracity, but it is a must see for any student of the Holocaust. There is a reference close to the end of a letter from 93 virgins requesting the kaddish for them in the future - this particular letter was proved later to be a hoax (http://www.hashkafah.com) Regardless, it is an excellent documentary even with the often melodramatic voice of Elizabeth Taylor. Most Holocaust literature attempts to play down such drama because the reality simply cannot be conveyed. I will use this in film class.