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The World at War (1973–74)

Genocide

(1974)

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| TV Episode | United Kingdom | B&W | Documentary, History, War | 52min
| Stars: Laurence Olivier, Rita Boas-Koopman, Richard Böch
| E20 | 27th March, 1974

The founding of the SS, the development of Nazi racial theory and the implementation of the Final Solution

The World at War (1973-74) opening credits
The World at War (1973–74)
1970s World War II documentary series, narrated by Laurence Olivier.

Episode cast

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Photo of Laurence Oliver narrating The World at War (1973-4). The actor is in rolled-up shirt sleeves while reading the script in front of a microphone
Himself – Narrator
Rita Boas-Koopman
Herself – Dutch Jew
Richard Böch
Himself – SS Lance Corporal
Anthony Eden
Himself – British Foreign Secretary
Wilhelm Hoettl
Himself – SS Major
Avraham Kochavi
Himself – Polish Jew
Primo Levi
Himself – Italian Jew
Dov Paisikovic
Himself – Hungarian Jew
Rudolf Vrba
Himself – Czechoslovak Jew
Karl Wolff
Himself – SS General
Rivka Yosilevska
Herself – Polish Jew
Adolf Eichmann
Himself – SS-Final Solution Administrator (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Himself – President of the Reichstag (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler
Himself – Reichsführer-SS (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Himself – Führer (archive footage)
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Pictures

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Main title from the 1974 ‘Genocide’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (2). 1941-1945
Main title from the 1974 ‘Genocide’ episode of The World at War (1973-74) (1)

Production

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Michael Darlow
Director / Producer
Charles Bloomberg
Writer

Companies

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Thames Television
Production company