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During WWII, the death camp at Treblinka had an escape, causing the Commandant at a similar camp in Sobibor to vow (actually threaten) that his camp would never experience the same thing. But those who were its captives, the Jewish laborers that had been spared from the ovens, knew that they were on borrowed time and that their .. Read more
| Starring | Alan Arkin, Rutger Hauer, Rutger Hauer, Joanna Pacula |
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| Director | Jack Gold |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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During WWII, the death camp at Treblinka had an escape, causing the Commandant at a similar camp in Sobibor to vow (actually threaten) that his camp would never experience the same thing. But those who were its captives, the Jewish laborers that had been spared from the ovens, knew that they were on borrowed time and that their only hope was to escape... the only question was how to do it. However, because the Germans would kill an equal number of others whenever a group attempted to escape, the captives knew that if ever an escape was tried, all 600 prisoners in the camp would have to be included... logistically precluding any ideas about tunnels or sneak breakouts. Indeed, to have such a mass escape could only mean that the Ukrainian guards and Germain officers would have to be killed, which many of the Jews felt simply reduced themselves to no better than their captors... thus making it a struggle of conscience. And therein lies the story, with the film being based on a factual account of what then happened at that Sobibor prison.
| Starring | Alan Arkin, Rutger Hauer, Rutger Hauer, Joanna Pacula, Jack Shepherd |
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| Director | Jack Gold |
| Studio | NETWORK |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 25 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1987 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 01 Feb 2010 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 05 May 2050 |
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Sad, Breathtaking and Moving.
Im only 14 years old and first watched tis film in A lesson whilst studying the Holocaust. This film gives you a true insight in the lives of a few out of 600 ... read more »
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Good and worth watching, though a bit dated
Good film and interesting. A bit dated As it was filmed many years ago but worth watching. The acting was good and overall it was informative
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Great stories are more important than great films.
This may appear to be melodramatic and over the top in places to viewers who do not know very much about the death camps, but if anything it was quite tame ... read more »
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A worthy story......
A worthy story, but a rather dated and melodramatic depiction. I can imagine how much more realistic a modern retelling could be.