The Man Who Met the Trains

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The Man Who Met the Trains (1989)

Directed by Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski

Documentary · 12m

A top administrator in the Federal German armed forces measures the machinery of murder at Auschwitz according to the effiency principle, and deems it a triumph. Militaria dealers market all the components for a do-it-yourself SS officer. The film assembles on, piece by piece, from a price list: the complete Hauptsturmführer for 2,921 Deutschmarks, ready to meet the trains arriving at Auschwitz with the appropriate aluminium lurex armband at 45 Marks.

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Cast

Gerhard Scheumann Narrator (voice)
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Walter Niklaus Narrator (voice)

Crew

Director
Gerhard Scheumann, Walter Heynowski
Writer
Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann
Editor
Traute Wischnewski

Details

Original title
Der Mann an der Rampe
Release date
1989-09-01
Runtime
12m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
East Germany
Production
DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme