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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Transcribing agency |
SILC |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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| Language code of spoken, sung, and signed languages |
ger |
| Language code of summaries on containers |
ger |
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eng |
| Language code of original languages of main work(s) |
ger |
| Written languages, including subtitles, captions and intertitles |
eng |
| 046 ## - SPECIAL CODED DATES |
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| Date of original film release |
1977 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
PN1997 |
| Item number |
.A870 1977 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Theodor Kotulla |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Aus einem deutschen Leben |
| Remainder of title |
Death Is My Trade |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Theodor Kotulla |
| Medium |
[videorecording]= |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
Death Is My Trade |
| 246 ## - VARYING FORM OF TITLE |
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| Title proper/short title |
From A German Life |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Germany |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft |
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
1977 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
1 videodisc (ca. 145 min.) |
| Other physical details |
sound, black and white. |
| Dimensions |
4 3/4 in. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Based on the 1952 biographical novel "La mort est mon métier" ("Death Is My Trade") by Robert Merle. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
From case cover:<br/>Was aus einem braven Bürger and Untertanen, einem kritiklosen Befehlsempfänger, einem Mitläufer, einem Durchschnittsmenschen, wie wir alle es sind, werden kann - Theodor Kotulla demonstriert es am Beispiel von Rudolf Höß (im Film Franz Lang, gespielt von Götz George), der von 1940 bis zum Ende KZ-Kommandant in Auschwitz war und 1947 eben dort von den Polen hingerichlet wurde. Dem Film, der auf Robert Merles Roman ,,Der Tod ist mein Metier" basiert, gelingt der vom Regisseur angestrebte Ausgleich zwischen Dokument und ,,fiction", der ihn glaudwürdig und zu einem Stück noch längst nicht unaktuellen Anschauungsunterrichts macht.<br/><br/>What a good citizen and subject, an unquestioning follower of orders, and an average man like all of us can turn into is demonstrated by Theodor Kotulla's portrayal of Rudoft Hoess (called "Fritz Lang" in the film and played by Goetz George), commandant of Auschwitz Concentration Camp from 1940 til the end and who ended up being hanged there by the Poles in 1947. The film, based on Robert Merle's novel, "Death is My Trade", successfully balances fact and fiction, making the whole thing seem historically factual and providing a valuable lesson to the viewer. In line with the times, just a short time before the TV-series Holocaust made its appearance, the violence associated with the subject is "sanitized" and only barely hinted at. Nevertheless, the monologue at film's end, detailing the "special handling" of the transports which arrived at Birkenau's ramps up to and including the eventual gassing of the majority of the deported, is as catastrophic in its graphic nature as it is distressing in its monotone delivery. |
| 538 ## - SYSTEM DETAILS NOTE |
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| System details note |
DVD video; Dolby Digital; monaural; NTSC; Region 0; 1.66:1 fullscreen. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
German audio. Optional English subtitles. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Theodor Kotulla |
| Relator term |
Writer. |
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Director. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Robert Merle |
| Titles and other words associated with a name |
"La mort est mon métier" |
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"Death Is My Trade" |
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Author. |
| Dates associated with a name |
1952. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Götz George |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Elisabeth Schwarz |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kurt Hübner |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hans Korte |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Matthias Fuchs |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kai Taschner |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Siegurd Fitzek |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Peter Franke |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wilfried Elste |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Walter Czaschke |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Claus-Dieter Reents |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Anke Tegtmeyer |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hermann Günther |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Peter Petran |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Werner Eichhorn |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Peter Moland |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Werner Schwuchow |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hans Schulze |
| Relator term |
Actor. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Volker Canaris |
| Relator term |
Producer. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Nils Nilson |
| Relator term |
Producer. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Eberhard Weber |
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Musician. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Dieter Naujeck |
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Cinematographer. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wolfgang Richter |
| Relator term |
Editor. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Item type |
DVD - Video |