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The Commandant's Shadow

The Hösses and I met forthe first time in the cafe of the last remainingsynagogue of...

The Hösses and I met for
the first time in the cafe of the last remaining
synagogue of Oswiecim, which used to have
a thriving Jewish community. It was as if time stood still.
I felt we were all breathless

Full Transcript

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The Hösses and I met for the first time in the cafe
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of the last remaining synagogue of Oswiecim,
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which used to have a thriving Jewish community.
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It was as if time stood still. I felt we were all breathless.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:35
Uploaded
Apr 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Snowstorm Productions,Creators,New Mandate Films

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Movie Summary

Follows Hans Jürgen Höss, the son of Rudolf Höss, the Camp Commandant of Auschwitz when he confronts his father's involvement in the murder of over a million Jews during the Holocaust.
- Ja. - Hello. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:14
- Ja. - Hello.
Yeah. I understand that. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:05
Yeah. I understand that.
By the will of the Reichsfuhrer-SS Himmler, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:11
By the will of the Reichsfuhrer-SS Himmler,
When he personally gave me the order to prepare a place - The Commandant's Shadow 00:15
When he personally gave me the order to prepare a place
This order was unusual. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:12
This order was unusual.
I had to witness death itself through the spyhole of the gas chamber. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:07
I had to witness death itself through the spyhole of the gas...
I had to witness all the processes. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:28
I had to witness all the processes.
I think there is no one else that did what he did on such a scale - The Commandant's Shadow 00:18
I think there is no one else that did what he did on such a...
May the public continue seeing in me the bloodthirsty beast, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:29
May the public continue seeing in me the bloodthirsty beast,
I think he was kinda polishing his image a little bit. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:09
I think he was kinda polishing his image a little bit.
This is the last statement Rudolf Höss, my grandfather, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:18
This is the last statement Rudolf Höss, my grandfather,
As Commandant of Auschwitz, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:19
As Commandant of Auschwitz,
I'm to pay with my life for what I'm responsible for. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:06
I'm to pay with my life for what I'm responsible f...
May the Lord God forgive me one day for what I have done. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:06
May the Lord God forgive me one day for what I have done.
Do you think we could see something like the Holocaust - The Commandant's Shadow 00:19
Do you think we could see something like the Holocaust
Ja. - The Commandant's Shadow 00:09
Ja.
So do you hate your grandfather now? What is your feeling? - The Commandant's Shadow 00:12
So do you hate your grandfather now? What is your feeling?
My grandfather, Rudolf Höss, - The Commandant's Shadow 00:09
My grandfather, Rudolf Höss,