The Man Who Met the Trains (1989)

Original title

Der Mann an der Rampe

Directed by

Walter Heynowski, Gerhard Scheumann

Genre

documentary

Country

German Democratic Republic

Runtime

12 min

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IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how a West German military official applies business efficiency standards to the machinery of death at Auschwitz and calls it a success. It also shows militaria vendors selling everything needed to outfit a pretend SS officer, with prices listed for each item.

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