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In the Shadow of the Reich: Nazi Medicine

In the Shadow of the Reich: Nazi Medicine

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Examines the step-by-step process that led German medical professionals down an unethical road to genocide.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

54 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

09 December 1997

Country

United States of America

Cast

Donald Winning

Donald Winning

Narrator

Arthur Caplan

Arthur Caplan

Himself

Donald Dietrich

Donald Dietrich

Himself

Michael Grodin

Michael Grodin

Himself

Michael Kater

Michael Kater

Himself

Jay Katz

Jay Katz

Himself

Eva Mozes Kor

Eva Mozes Kor

Herself

Hans Münch

Hans Münch

Himself (archive footage)

Charles Roland

Charles Roland

Himself

Paul Vinger

Paul Vinger

Himself

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