Benjamin Murmlestein, interviewed back in 1975 for the footage that would become this documentary, was the “Elder of the Jews”...
Benjamin Murmlestein, interviewed back in 1975 for the footage that would become this documentary, was the “Elder of the Jews” who ran model Jewish ghetto Theresienstadt for the Third Reich. Battling daily with Adolf Eichmann to save lives and improve conditions, was he also complicit in atrocity by collaborating with genocidal Germans? Master Holocaust chronicler Claude Lanzmann (Shoah) sets out to find out.
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96 %47 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %743 reviewsAudience score rating
"Another demanding and deeply rewarding investigation into the Holocaust from documentarian Claude Lanzmann."
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Variety
Variety"A valuable historical document, to be sure; as a movie, however, it's a dry, grueling experience, lacking Shoah's monumental grandeur."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"Watching the film is like entering a labyrinth, following a winding thread of story that seems unlikely ever to come to an end."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"A powerful reflection on the beginning of Hitler's Final Solution is seen through the intelligent, sardonic eyes of an aged eyewitness."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Last of the Unjust | Details
- Rating
- Exempt,
- Runtime
- 218
- Genre
- Documentary, War
- Country of origin
- France, Austria
