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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.

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EAN6867441023395

eBay Product ID (ePID)65710775

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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

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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