---
title: "Shoah"
year: 1985
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/shoah-1985"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 42044
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 566
community_rating: 8.2
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "NR"
---

# Shoah (1985) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/shoah-1985

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Shoah is a film first released in 1985. Catalogued under Documentary, History. Produced and broadcast by Historia, Les Films Aleph, Ministère de la culture. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "Claude Lanzmann spent eleven years creating this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust."

### Why Watch
- features extensive firsthand testimonies from witnesses and survivors
- relies entirely on interviews rather than archival footage

### Caveats & Content Note
- has an extremely long runtime
- deals with very heavy subject matter
- Tone & Suitability: The film deals with extremely heavy historical subject matter regarding the Holocaust.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: sober, historic, documentary, serious

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Claude Lanzmann
- **Networks / Studios**: Historia, Les Films Aleph, Ministère de la culture

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Claude Lanzmann** as *Self - Interviewer*
- **Simon Srebnik** as *Self*
- **Michael Podchlebnik** as *Self*
- **Motke Zaidl** as *Self*
- **Jan Karski** as *Self*
- **Paula Biren** as *Self*
- **Abraham Bomba** as *Self*
- **Inge Deutschkron** as *Self*
- **Ruth Elias** as *Self*
- **Richard Glazar** as *Self*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: Who directed the film?
The film was directed by Claude Lanzmann.

### Q: When was the film released?
The film was released in 1985.

### Q: Does the film use archival footage?
No, the director refused to use a single frame of archival footage.

### Q: How long did it take to make?
Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on the documentary.

### Q: What subjects are interviewed in the film?
The film features testimonies from survivors, bystanders, and perpetrators.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Shoah — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/42044)
- [Shoah (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoah_(film))
- [Shoah (Film) – Wikipedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoah_(Film))
- [Shoah (1985)](https://www.sms.cz/film/shoah-1985)

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