NOVA: Holocaust on Trial (2000)

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NOVA: HOLOCAUST ON TRIAL (2000)

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This program contains graphic footage of historical events. Parental discretion is advised.

A BRITISH COURT CHALLENGES A HISTORIAN'S DENIAL OF WORLD WAR II GENOCIDE — FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE FINAL SOLUTION

The slaughter of millions of Jews during World War II was the defining tragedy of the twentieth century. But some claim the Holocaust was a myth, and that the few who did survive the death camps are liars.

British historian and author David Irving is a non-believer who claims, among other things, that Hitler never mandated mass extermination of the Jews. Hailed by his supporters as the pre-eminent historian of the Third Reich and reviled as a Holocaust denier by his critics, Irving faced a highly publicized libel case in British court in early 2000 brought against him by American scholar Deborah Lipstadt.

"NOVA" reconstructs the charged and dramatic courtroom proceedings as Irving defends himself and Hitler's Nazi atrocities. Haunting, unsettling, moving, and enlightening, "Holocaust on Trial" traces the origins of the Final Solution and recounts the unimaginable horrors of the Nazi death camps through devastating and rare footage. Join "NOVA" in exploring the motives of those who continue to deny this atrocious history.

Directed and Written by Leslie Woodhead

Producer
Daniel Korn

Edited by
Ian Meller
Julian Rodd

Director of Photography
Roger Chapman

3D Animation
Proedi, Milan

Casting Director
Doreen Jones

Executive Producer for 3BM Television
Jeremy Bennett

Reconstruction Cast

David Irving
JOHN CASTLE

Richard Rampton
MICHAEL BYRNE

The Honourable Mr. Justice Gray
JEREMY CLYDE

Prof. Robert Jan van Pelt
LEX VAN DELDEN

Managing Director
Alan Ritsko

Executive Producer
Paula S. Apsell

A 3BM Television Production for NOVA / WGBH and Channel 4. Copyright © 2000 WGBH Educational Foundation in association with 3BM Television. All rights reserved.

Original air date: October 31, 2000.

* For more information on this program as well as educational resources, visit the original PBS web site at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/holocaust/.

• The VHS of this program is rare and out-of-print, but is still available from Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/Holocaust-Trial-VHS-Nova/dp/B000A2WC9U/ref=sr_1_2?s=mov....

(No copyright infringement intended. All material property of WGBH / Boston and 3BM Television.)

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  • He contradicts himself. In that video at around 15:00, he states that Jews are responsible for Auschwitz, yet in another breath he states there was no Holocaust. So which one is it? It can't be both.

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