Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust
Ratings
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.
Production
Gruppe 5, ARTE, ZDF
Language
DE
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Hildegard Meier
Self - Narrator (voice)
David I. Kertzer
Self - Historian
Klaus Kühlwein
Self - Catholic Theologist
Emma Fattorini
Self - Historian
Pope Pius XII
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Myron Charles Taylor
Self - Diplomat (archive footage)
Konrad von Preysing
Self - Catholic Bishop (archive footage)
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