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Feb 7, 2002 · Paragraph 175: Directed by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman. With Rupert Everett, Klaus Müller, Karl Gorath, Pierre Seel. Historian Klaus Müller interviews survivors of the Nazi persecution of homosexuals because of the German Penal Code of 1871, Paragraph 175.
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- Documentary, History, Romance
- Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- 2002-02-07
The documentary film Paragraph 175, a joint German–British–American production, publicized the effects of the law on concentration camp internees. Gad Beck (left) and Pierre Seel at the German premiere of Paragraph 175 in Berlin (2000) Paragraph 175 is a 2000 documentary film, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, [1] and narrated ...
Sep 13, 2000 · Using an obscure paragraph in Germany's penal code dating back to 1871, the Nazi government arrested gay men, sending them to jail or concentration camps, where they were tortured and murdered ...
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- Zero Gravity Productions
- Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
- Documentary
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Paragraph 175 fills a crucial gap in the historical record, and reveals the lasting consequences of this hidden chapter of 20th century history, as told through personal stories of men and women who lived through it: the half Jewish gay resistance fighter who spent the war helping refugees in Berlin; the Jewish lesbian who escaped to England ...
Between 1933 and 1945 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality under Paragraph 175, the sodomy provision of the German penal code dating back to 1871. Some were imprisoned, others were sent to concentration camps. Of the latter, only about 4,000 survived. Today, fewer than ten of these men are known to be living.
Among the male survivors seen in ''Paragraph 175,'' one tells of torture; another recalls a daring but vain attempt to rescue his lover from a Gestapo camp by donning a Hitler Youth uniform; a ...
Paragraph 175. Directed by Oscar winners Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, this shocking documentary fills a crucial gap in the historical record, revealing the full extent of the persecution of homosexuals by the Third Reich. These are stories of survivors, tortured by their memories, yet infused with a powerful will to endure. The price ...
