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The Man Who Met the Trains

198912mGerhard Scheumann,Walter Heynowski

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A top administrator in the Federal German armed forces measures the machinery of murder at Auschwitz according to the effiency principle, and deems it a triumph. Militaria dealers market all the components for a do-it-yourself SS officer. The film assembles on, piece by piece, from a price list: the complete Hauptsturmführer for 2,921 Deutschmarks, ready to meet the trains arriving at Auschwitz with the appropriate aluminium lurex armband at 45 Marks.

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What is The Man Who Met the Trains (1989) about?

A top administrator in the Federal German armed forces measures the machinery of murder at Auschwitz according to the effiency principle, and deems it a triumph. Militaria dealers market all the components for a do-it-yourself SS officer. The film assembles on, piece by piece, from a price list: the complete Hauptsturmführer for 2,921 Deutschmarks, ready to meet the trains arriving at Auschwitz…

Who stars in The Man Who Met the Trains?

The Man Who Met the Trains stars Gerhard Scheumann (Narrator (voice)), Walter Niklaus (Narrator (voice)). The film was directed by Gerhard Scheumann.

How long is The Man Who Met the Trains?

The Man Who Met the Trains has a runtime of 12 min and premiered in 1989.

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