Paragraph 175
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Epstein, Rob, director.
- Language
- English.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- United Kingdom, 1999.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (74 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00004210
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Te film investigates the Nazi persecution of homosexuals during the Third Reich because of the German Penal Code of 1871 and its anti-sodomy law - Paragraph 175. German historian and member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Klaus Muller interviews the dozen surviving victims, now frail and wizened, who recount their experiences in front of the camera. Jewish resistance fighter Gad Beck recalls how he posed as a Hitler Youth in an ultimately vain attempt at saving his lover. One man was freed from a sentence at Dachau only to be interned again at Buchenwald. Another recalls hearing, in the distance, a "singing forest" — the sound of gays bound and tortured by Nazis in a local grove. “Paragraph 175” is their story.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Note
- Soros Documentary Fund
- Library Special Collection
- Soros Documentary Fund
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2595 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2595 (HU_OSA_00004210.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |