One of the most important works of world cinema
Claude Lanzmann made this 9.5-hour documentary about the extermination of European Jews without using a single archival image. For 11 years, he interviewed survivors, witnesses, and former Nazis. Shoah is considered by many to be one of the most important works of world cinema.
"It's not easy to talk about the Shoah. There's magic in this film, and magic can't be explained. After the war, we read countless accounts of the ghettos and the extermination camps: we were devastated. But, seeing Claude Lanzmann's extraordinary film today, we realize we knew nothing. Despite all our knowledge, the horrific experience remained distant from us. For the first time, we experience it in our minds, our hearts, our very being... We are aware that we are contemplating a great work. A pure masterpiece."
Simone de Beauvoir
SHOAH by Claude Lanzmann
(1985 - Color - 550 min)
4-DVD set + booklet
Original version with French subtitles
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4 DVDs • REMASTERED VERSION • PAL • MPEG-2 ENCODING
Original Dolby Digital 1.0 Version • French / English Subtitles
Format 1.37 Respected • Colors • Duration: 55 minutes
Available June 5, 2025
