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Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust

Movie·2024·0h 53m

Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust

Directed By

Christel Fomm

Country

Germany

Language

English

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The Story

Original title: Papst Pius XII. und der Holocaust

A portrait of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), head of the Catholic Church from 1939 until his death, who, during World War II, and while European Jews were being exterminated by the Nazis, was accused of keeping a disconcerting and shameful silence.

Written By

Christian Feyerabend

Producer

Stefan Schneider

Music

Paul Rabiger

Editor

Andreas Wüstefeld

Themes

vatican (holy see)holocaust (shoah)world war iijew persecutionantisemitismreligioncatholicismitalian historyeuropean historyjewish historyholocaust (shoah) denialpope pius xii

Production House

Gruppe 5
ARTE
ZDF

Audience Score

64%

4 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

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Cast

Hildegard Meier

Self - Narrator (voice)

David I. Kertzer

Self - Historian

Klaus Kühlwein

Self - Catholic Theologist

Emma Fattorini

Self - Historian

Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Myron Charles Taylor

Self - Diplomat (archive footage)

Konrad von Preysing

Self - Catholic Bishop (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Christel Fomm

Director

Christian Feyerabend

Writer

Andreas Wüstefeld

Editor

Stefan Schneider

Producer

Paul Rabiger

Original Music Composer

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