1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz?

1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz?

60 mins | Documentary, War, History | Sept. 19, 2019

In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the Holocaust and raised one of the greatest moral questions of the 20th century.

1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz?

60 mins | Documentary, War, History | Sept. 19, 2019

1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz?
In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the Holocaust and raised one of the greatest moral questions of the 20th century.
Producers Oxford Film and Television, BBC Two
Original title 1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz?
Directors Tim Dunn
Writers Mark Hayhurst

Cast

Zoë Wanamaker

as Narrator (voice)

Daniel Caltagirone

as John Pehle

Doron Davidson

as Rabbi Weissmandl

Ilan Goodman

as Benjamin Akzin

Simon Haines

as Bezalel Sherman

Simon Mattacks

as Moshe Shertok

David Moorst

as Rudolf Vrba

Oliver Senton

as Anthony Eden

Michael Simkins

as Archibald Sinclair

Jonathan Tafler

as Chaim Weizmann