The Last Days (1998) Directed by James Moll

Genre: Documentary

1999 Won Oscar Best Documentary, Features: James Moll Ken Lipper

Credited cast:

Bill Basch Himself (Holocaust survivor)

Martin Basch Himself (son)

Dr. Randolph

Braham Himself (historian, Holocaust survivor)

Alice Lok Cahana Herself (Holocaust survivor)

Michael Cahana Himself (son)

Warren Dunn Himself (US Army, Dachau)

Bernard Firestone Himself (husband)

Renee Firestone Herself (Holocaust survivor)

Dario Gabbai Himself (Sonderkommando, Birkenau)

Tom Himself (Holocaust survivor)

Katsugo Miho Himself (US Army, Dachau)

Dr. Hans Münch Himself (Nazi doctor, Auschwitz)

Dr. Paul Parks (III) Himself (US Army, Dachau)

Irene Zisblatt Herself (Holocaust survivor)

Robin Zisblatt Herself (daughter)

Karl Bodenschatz Himself (walks behind Hitler and Göring) (archive footage)

Arno Breker Himself (views Eiffel Tower with Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hans Frank (III) Himself (listens to Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)

Josef Goebbels Himself (with Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hermann Göring Himself (walks with Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler Himself (with Mussolini, with Göring) (archive footage)

Robert Ley Himself (listens to Hitler) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini Himself (walks with Hitler andBlackshirts)

Albert Speer Himself (views Eiffel Tower with Hitler)

Joachim von Ribbentrop Himself (walks behind Hitler and Göring)

*Steven Spielberg set up the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation withthe intention of collecting and archiving the stories of Holocaust survivors. With teams of interviewers and videographers around the world, they have so far gathered a total of 50,000 testimonials for a digital library system that will eventually be available as an educational resource.

NOTES: Try to keep track of the names of speakers. Their stories are real memories, living history. The names of the speakers are provided for you. Issues to concentrate on:

What was the Holocaust like for individuals? What did it feel like from a personal point of view?

What are historical facts, details, famous people related to the Holocaust?

What are similarities and relationships to Elie Wiesel’s Night?