Auschwitz Krakow Trial 1947 (1948)

The Auschwitz trial began on November 24, 1947, in Kraków, when Polish authorities (the Supreme National Tribunal) tried 40 former staff of the Auschwitz concentration camps. The trials ended on December 22, 1947.

Director:

Jean Pages

Stars:

Han Aumeier, Therese Brandl, Alfred Eimer

Cast

Credited cast:
Han Aumeier	...	Accused
Therese Brandl	...	Accused
Alfred Eimer	...	President of the tribunal
Maximilian Grabner	...	Accused
Johann Kremer	...	Accused
Stefan Kutowski	...	General Prosecutor
Arthur Liebehenschel	...	Accused
Maria Mandl	...	Accused
Erich Mußfeldt	...	Accused
Alice Orlowski	...	Accused

Storyline

The Auschwitz trial began on November 24, 1947, in Kraków, when Polish authorities (the Supreme National Tribunal) tried 40 former staff of the Auschwitz concentration camps. The trials ended on December 22, 1947.

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

US Holocaust Museum

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 1948 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

The March of Time

Technical Specs

Runtime:

32 min (original)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Krakow, Poland the trial of the principal culprits for the Auschwitz concentration camp was tried before a Polish court. The defendants were German camp guards or members of the German camp administration staff. Unheard-of atrocities against the camp inmates, particularly against female prisoners, were proved against them. Altogether nearly 1 100,000 people from the most different nations died in the Auschwitz concentration camp. 90% were Jews. The court sentenced 23 of the accused to death, six to life sentences, and ten to lengthy jail terms; one was acquitted. The Auschwitz concentration camp remains as it stands, as a monument of shame to the lasting memory of its three hundred thousand victims.

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