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The Man Who Met the Trains
The Man Who Met the Trains
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The Man Who Met the Trains

Original Title: Der Mann an der Rampe

1989
12m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1989

Runtime

12m

Storyline

A top administrator in the Federal German armed forces measures the machinery of murder at Auschwitz according to the effiency principle, and deems it a triumph. Militaria dealers market all the components for a do-it-yourself SS officer. The film assembles on, piece by piece, from a price list: the complete Hauptsturmführer for 2,921 Deutschmarks, ready to meet the trains arriving at Auschwitz with the appropriate aluminium lurex armband at 45 Marks.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
12m
Sep 1, 1989
Languages
German
Director
Gerhard Scheumann
Gerhard Scheumann
Walter Heynowski
Walter Heynowski
Production
DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
Production Countries
East Germany

Top Cast

2 Cast Members

Gerhard Scheumann

Gerhard Scheumann

Narrator (voice)

Walter Niklaus

Narrator (voice)

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