Movies about the Holocaust

The Holocaust is a black mark on history, but it is also an event that captures a lot of attention around the world. This event happened between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler was in power in Nazi Germany. It involved the systematic genocide of more than 6 million Jews and a total of more than 11 million people, and has since become an event that the world remembers and wants to learn more about. Movies about the Holocaust date as far back as the 1940s, when the first documentaries were released in countries like Germany and Poland.

There were more documentaries than narratives in the early years, but both did exist and provided people with valuable insight as to what happened behind the 'walls' of Nazi Germany. Many people simply couldn't fathom how one man could develop such a following that he could convince them that such horrible things were necessary, and even allowable, for the future of the country. Thanks to movies that have been made, people can see firsthand what things were like rather than just reading the facts in a textbook or learning about them through other means.

Movies that deal with the Holocaust cover everything from the concentration camps and the Nazi regime to the children that were involved in this massacre. There were nearly 1.5 million children that were killed as a result of this 'Final Solution', as it was dubbed by the Nazi party and their leader. They saw a need for all of the inferiors to their supreme Aryan race to be eliminated, which started with simple discrimination laws. After taking away rights, businesses, and homes, however, the Nazis moved forward into a systematic murder of the Jews and others that were deemed less than, eventually industrializing the killings in camps like Auschwitz.

There are many movies about the Holocaust that aren't safe for young viewers or those who are sensitive to certain topics. Because of the horror of the situation, the documentaries are made as tastefully as possible, but they still convey the facts. Many include pictures or video of the people in the concentration camps, the facilities, and other graphic scenes that often haunt people for a long time. Even dramatic movies and action films can be harrowing for some people. Movies for educational purposes and younger audiences have been made throughout the years, with a focus on providing the facts without the graphic images or horrifying tragedy on the screen.