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Vacation in Sylt (1957)
Directed by Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike
Documentary · 19m
The East German documentary uncovers the postwar career of Heinz Reinefarth, the former SS general responsible for atrocities during the Warsaw Uprising who became mayor of Westerland on the island of Sylt. Combining archival footage with contemporary interviews, the film indicts West Germany for allowing former Nazi officials to return to public office.
Cast
Irmgard Düren
Raimund Schelcher
Gerry Wolff
Crew
- Director
- Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike
- Writer
- Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike
- Director of Photography
- Walter Fuchs
- Editor
- Ella Ulrich
Details
- Original title
- Urlaub auf Sylt
- Release date
- 1957-09-01
- Runtime
- 19m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- East Germany
- Production
- DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme