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I've been watching this on Sky channel Yesterday & it well worth watching
ve seen many documentaries about aspects of World War II. It’s becoming rarer to find one that is fresh in its approach, without resorting to technical innovations such as 3-D graphics and elaborate special effects.
Nazi Hunters (actually called Tracking Down the Nazis in its original release) is a successful addition to this important genre. For starters, it includes a lot of graphic footage one doesn’t see, such as the actual executions of top-ranking Nazis and other Fascists. Additionally, this particular film focuses on the three most important names of Nazi hunters: the late Simon Wiesenthal, and Beatte Klarsfeld and her husband, Serge.
Divided into two equal parts, the film begins by reminding us of the atrocities committed by the Nazis and the justice meted out to so many of them after the Nuremberg Trials. But what of the ones who got away? This is where the second part of the film comes into play. Wiesenthal and the Klarsfelds are shown as intense and almost obsessive Nazi hunters. While single-minded, they are also shown to be rational people who have assumed an enormous responsibility: to try to make sense of the tragedy that was the Holocaust and to try to see justice done whenever possible.
Sir Ben Kingsley starred in a powerful adaptation of Wiesenthal’s autobiography; and the late Farrah Fawcett had success playing Beatte Klarsfeld opposite Tom Conti as her husband in a film about their lives. This documentary is helpful in showing all three of these tireless people hard at work and will illuminate even further the powerful film portrayals they inspired.
For anyone interested in World War II history, you’ll want to own this excellent documentary program. Ignore the cover art which tries to emulate the poster art for Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. That’s just a sensational way to draw attention to the film. It really doesn’t need it. Produced in France, Nazi Hunters has a feel of authenticity many similar documentary films don’t have. Highly recommended.
ve seen many documentaries about aspects of World War II. It’s becoming rarer to find one that is fresh in its approach, without resorting to technical innovations such as 3-D graphics and elaborate special effects.
Nazi Hunters (actually called Tracking Down the Nazis in its original release) is a successful addition to this important genre. For starters, it includes a lot of graphic footage one doesn’t see, such as the actual executions of top-ranking Nazis and other Fascists. Additionally, this particular film focuses on the three most important names of Nazi hunters: the late Simon Wiesenthal, and Beatte Klarsfeld and her husband, Serge.
Divided into two equal parts, the film begins by reminding us of the atrocities committed by the Nazis and the justice meted out to so many of them after the Nuremberg Trials. But what of the ones who got away? This is where the second part of the film comes into play. Wiesenthal and the Klarsfelds are shown as intense and almost obsessive Nazi hunters. While single-minded, they are also shown to be rational people who have assumed an enormous responsibility: to try to make sense of the tragedy that was the Holocaust and to try to see justice done whenever possible.
Sir Ben Kingsley starred in a powerful adaptation of Wiesenthal’s autobiography; and the late Farrah Fawcett had success playing Beatte Klarsfeld opposite Tom Conti as her husband in a film about their lives. This documentary is helpful in showing all three of these tireless people hard at work and will illuminate even further the powerful film portrayals they inspired.
For anyone interested in World War II history, you’ll want to own this excellent documentary program. Ignore the cover art which tries to emulate the poster art for Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. That’s just a sensational way to draw attention to the film. It really doesn’t need it. Produced in France, Nazi Hunters has a feel of authenticity many similar documentary films don’t have. Highly recommended.
