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When an ambulance crew are sent to what they believe is a prisoner of war camp to assist with a medical emergency, the group are completely unprepared for the devastation they find. As a outbreak of Typhus spreads through Belsen, Lt Col James Johnston and his men struggle to cope with the immense task before them.Product Identifiers
EAN6867441023395
eBay Product ID (ePID)65710775
Product Key Features
ActorJemma Redgrave, Simon Paisley Day, Corin Redgrave, Tobias Menzies, Iain Glen
Film/TV TitleThe Relief of Belsen
DirectorJustin Hardy
LanguageEnglish
Run Time100 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen
Release Year2008
FormatDVD
FeaturesWidescreen, Interactive Menu
GenreDrama, Historical
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Additional InformationChannel Four's feature length drama THE RELIEF OF BELSEN, uses eye witness accounts to piece together the unfolding events following the liberation of the concentration camp by British troops in April 1945. The extraordinary story is told through dramatisation, testimony and news footage; forming a very human account of such an inhuman horror.<BR><BR><BR>When an ambulance crew are sent to what they believe is a prisoner of war camp to assist with a medical emergency, the group are completely unprepared for the devastation they find. As a outbreak of Typhus spreads through Belsen, Lt Col James Johnston (Iain Glen) and his men struggle to cope with the immense task before them.
ReviewsThe Guardian - Packs a powerful punch, The Financial Times - Powerful and haunting
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe Relief Of Belsen
WriterJustin Hardy, Peter Guinness
Consumer AdviceContains strong language, medical gore and real images of dead bodies