Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape (2014)
Overview
The secret Nazi death camp at Sobibor was created solely for the mass extermination of Jews. But on the 14th October 1943, in one of the biggest and most successful prison revolts of WWII, the inmates fought back.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.531 |
Directed By
Hereward Pelling
Crew
Hereward Pelling
TOP CAST
Andreas Beckett
Alexander Pechersky
Georg Nikoloff
Leon Feldhendler
Susanna Herbert
Selma Engel
William Ludwig
SS Officer Frenzel
Simon Werner
Berliner
Howard Tuck
Self
Bart Stanislawek
Toivi blatt
Semyon Rozenfeld
Self
Damien Lyne
narrator
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