Robert Jay Lifton: Nazi Doctors
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Lifton describes the process by which he researched and interviewed dozens of doctors who served in Auschwitz. Doctors who were at the heart of it. With measured words and carefully calibrated analysis, he leads us through the "acculturation to killing" that the camps fostered, the process of "split
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Hannes Karnick
Director
Robert Jay Lifton
Himself
Hannes Karnick
Producer
Robert Jay Lifton
Other
Wolfgang Richter
Producer
Wolfgang Richter
Screenplay
Film Details
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Genre
Biography
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2010
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 26m
Synopsis
Lifton describes the process by which he researched and interviewed dozens of doctors who served in Auschwitz. Doctors who were at the heart of it. With measured words and carefully calibrated analysis, he leads us through the "acculturation to killing" that the camps fostered, the process of "splitting" or "doubling" which allowed doctors to strike a Faustian bargain, and his belief that "any one of us might find ourselves in service to evil."
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
2010
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 26m
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Limited Release in United States Fall October 6, 2010 (New York City.)
Limited Release in United States Fall October 6, 2010
