Cast
Bernard Laufer
as Himself - Holocaust Survivor
Emil Bednarek
as Himself - Auschwitz Guard
Wilhelm Boger
as Himself - Auschwitz Guard
Arthur Breitwieser
as Himself - Auschwitz Disinfectant Officer
Victor Capesius
as Himself - Auschwitz Druggist
Mr. Dreckmann
as Himself - Holocaust Survivor
Zenon Gotaszewski
as Himself - Holocaust Survivor
Glyn Hughes
as Himself - British Army, Liberator of Belsen
Oswald Kaduk
as Himself - Auschwitz Guard
Josef Klehr
as Himself - Auschwitz Guard
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1967
Runtime0h 58m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary
Votes7
DirectorDonald Brittain, John Spotton
WritersDonald Brittain, John Spotton
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMemorandum
About Memorandum
A Jewish Holocaust survivor travels through Germany recalling scenes from his memory. This documentary follows a Holocaust survivor in 1965 on an emotional pilgrimage to Bergen Belsen, the last of 11 concentration camps where he was held by the Nazis. He and 30 other former Jewish inmates travel through the new Germany. Scenes still vivid in his mind are recalled in flashback. The memorandum of the title refers to Hitler's memo offering a "final solution" to the "Jewish problem."
Directed by Donald Brittain, John Spotton, Memorandum leans on a strong ensemble — Bernard Laufer, Emil Bednarek, Wilhelm Boger — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 1967.
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