The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
Death in all it's faces and stages. From the horrors of Buchenwald to the devastation of Hiroshima. From the political assassinations of the second half of the 20th century to the bloody feeding frenzy of the pythons of Burma. Burned on to the screen like napalm victims of Vietnam. Followed by "Death in Focus" part 2.
Ratings
TMDB5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Elvis BoormanDirector
Cast
- Ne WinPresident Burma
- Paul TibbetsPilot & aircraft commander
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
- Karl-Otto KochCommander KZ Buchenwald
- Hermann PisterCommander KZ Buchewald
- Reinhard HeydrichSelf (archive footage)
- Adolf EichmannSelf (archive footage)
- Leslie GrovesLieutenant General/ Engineer
- Louis FieserHarvard scientist
- Robert PattersonUS Secretary of War
Themes
death