Requiem for 500,000 (1963)

A short documentary made in 1963 by Jerzy Bossak and Wacław Kaźmierczak featuring unique archival footage of the Jewish Ghetto of Warsaw. The Warsaw Ghetto (pol. “Getto Warszawskie” ) was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. From there, about 254,000 Ghetto residents were sent to Treblinka extermination camp during the three months of summer 1942.

• Release Date: 1963-05-01
• Runtime: 0h 29min
• Production Company: Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych
• Production Country: Poland
• Directors: Jerzy Bossak, Wacław Kaźmierczak.