The Last of the Unjust

2013 3h 39m FR

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6.6

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7.3

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★6.6TMDB · 18🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●80Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 833

Documentary

Synopsis

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A place: Theresienstadt. A unique place of propaganda which Adolf Eichmann called the "model ghetto", designed to mislead the world and Jewish people regarding its real nature, to be the last step before the gas chamber. A man: Benjamin Murmelstein, last president of the Theresienstadt Jewish Council, a fallen hero condemned to exile, who was forced to negotiate day after day from 1938 until the end of the war with Eichmann, to whose trial Murmelstein wasn't even called to testify. Even though he was without a doubt the one who knew the Nazi executioner best. More than twenty-five years after Shoah, Claude Lanzmann's new film reveals a little-known yet fundamental aspect of the Holocaust, and sheds light on the origins of the "Final Solution" like never before.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Benjamin Murmelstein
Self
Claude Lanzmann
Self - Interviewer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claude Lanzmann
Writers: Claude Lanzmann
Languages: German, French
Countries: Austria, France

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RUNTIME

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At 219 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Austria, France.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claude Lanzmann, shot by Caroline Champetier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chantal Hymans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Benjamin Murmelstein and Claude Lanzmann carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claude Lanzmann directs. Caroline Champetier behind the camera. Chantal Hymans cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Austria, France. Dialogue in German, French.

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1At 219 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
4International production across 2 countries: Austria, France.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Claude Lanzmann, shot by Caroline Champetier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Chantal Hymans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Benjamin Murmelstein and Claude Lanzmann carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2340784 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.