Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust

Overview

A portrait of Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), head of the Catholic Church from 1939 until his death, who, during World War II, and while European Jews were being exterminated by the Nazis, was accused of keeping a disconcerting and shameful silence.

Director: Christel Fomm

Cast

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Hildegard Meier

Self - Narrator (voice)

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David I. Kertzer

Self - Historian

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Klaus Kühlwein

Self - Catholic Theologist

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Emma Fattorini

Self - Historian

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Myron Charles Taylor

Self - Diplomat (archive footage)

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Konrad von Preysing

Self - Catholic Bishop (archive footage)