Night Will Fall
- Documentary
When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".
Night Will Fall is a 1945 documentary that uses Allied military footage to document the liberation of Nazi concentration camps and the horrific evidence of war crimes discovered within them. Originally commissioned by the British Ministry of Information with input from Alfred Hitchcock and other notable figures, the film was shelved for decades before being restored and completed by the Imperial War Museums in 2014. This historical record provides undeniable visual evidence of the Holocaust's atrocities.
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Helena Bonham CarterNarrator (voice)
Jasper BrittonNarrator (German Concentration Camps Factual Survey) (voice)- Toby HaggithSelf - Imperial War Museums
- Richard DimblebySelf (archive photos/voice)
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive photo)
Alfred HitchcockSelf (archive photos)- Sidney BernsteinSelf (archive footage/photo)
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When was Night Will Fall released?
The restored and completed version was released on June 7, 2014, roughly 70 years after the original footage was filmed during the 1944-45 liberation of the camps.
Who was involved in making this documentary?
The film was commissioned by Sidney Bernstein of the Ministry of Information and featured work by editor Stewart McAllister, writer Richard Crossman, and Alfred Hitchcock as treatment advisor.
Why was the film shelved for so long?
Despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the documentary was shelved after production and remained incomplete until the Imperial War Museums restored and finished it in 2014.
What footage is used in the documentary?
The film draws from British, Soviet, and American military and newsreel camera footage recorded by army cameramen during the Allied liberation of Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45.
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