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Why is this a 'Hitchcock movie'?

posted 11 years ago by couzijn
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From what I have read up until now about 'Memory of the Camps', and from what I have seen of it, I cannot be convinced that this should be mentioned as a 'Hitchcock-directed movie'.

I see no factual evidence of his involvement. I notice that he is 'listed among the directors' and 'mentioned among advisors', but I have no idea how the man actually was involved in the making of this documentary.

The voice-over I hear in the beginning of the documentary "An Alfred Hitchcock documentary on the Nazi Holocaust" (http://bit.ly/TZgrxW) is a characteristic British voice, but it is certainly not Hitchcock's.

Somehow I get the suspicion (no pun intended) that Hitchcock's name is attached to this documentary to give it some weight and publicity, but that the man was actually not, or hardly, personally involved.

[–] BernardDB 11 years ago

Directed by Sidney Bernstein and produced by Hitchcock, the film was edited together from footage of the Nazi death camps shot by the British Army Film Unit after liberation by the Allies. Hitchcock’s big contribution was in suggesting to Bernstein that he emphasise the close proximity of the camps to population centres – making the case that the general public in Nazi Germany and Nazi-occupied territories were aware of the slaughter.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140428-ten-films-that-were-buried

Memory of the Camps (1945) can currently be watched here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/camp/view/

[–] lilley_scott 9 years ago

No one cares what you think. Go back to your momma's basement and finish your fruit loops!