The blockade of Leningrad is one of the symbols of human resilience, but at the same time it is the clearest example of inhuman cruelty. The author of the documentary "Blockade" chose the chronicle of the war years from the Russian and German archives as a tool for narration, adding to it only the music that sounded in those years, archival recordings of Leningrad radio reports, and the sounds that accompanied the residents of the city throughout the days of the blockade. Is it possible to heal the pain caused? How not to repeat the tragedy again?
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When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.
