Out of about 300 prisoners who escaped to the woods from Sobibor, only about 60 survived until the end of the war.
Shortly after the revolt, Sobibor was closed down and any trace of its existence was removed. Pine trees were later planted on the site.
Over 30 million Americans saw this movie when it premiered on CBS in 1987.
In 1983, shortly after his release from prison for war crimes, Sobibor's third in command, Karl Frenzel, was interviewed by Thomas "Toivi" Blatt, a Jewish prisoner who survived following the prison revolt and escape.
This movie premiered on American television, on CBS, on April 12, 1987. It was shown on West German television in January 1989.