The Man Who Met the Trains

The Man Who Met the Trains 1989 Directed by Walter Heynowski , Gerhard Scheumann Der Mann an der Rampe

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.

Country East Germany

Production Country East Germany

Language German

Spoken Language German

Gnere Documentary

Production Company DEFA-Studio für Wochenschau und Dokumentarfilme

Release Date 1 September 1989

12 mins