- As Noted In: US National Film Registry, Library of Congress
The silent 16 mm footage that makes up "V-E +1" documents the burial of beaten and emaciated Holocaust victims found by Allied forces in the Nazi concentration camp at Falkenau, Czechoslovakia, as World War II ended in Europe. According to Samuel Fuller, who shot the footage while in the infantry unit that liberated the camp, the American commander in charge ordered leading civilians of the town who denied knowledge of the death camp to "prepare the bodies for a decent funeral," parade them on wagons through the town, and bury them with dignity in the town's cemetery. Fuller later became an acclaimed maverick writer-director known for crafting films that entertained, but nevertheless forced audiences to confront challenging societal issues. After making "The Big Red One," a fictionalized version of his war experiences that included scenes set in Falkenau, Fuller unearthed his "V-E + 1" footage and returned to Falkenau to comment on the experience for the French documentary "Falkenau: The Impossible Years." - Library of Congress
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
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| 1945/00/00 | Samuel Fuller (director) | Film Maker | Samuel Fuller shoots footage of the burial of beaten and emaciated Holocaust victims found by Allied forces in the Nazi concentration camp at Falkenau, Czechoslovakia (Sokolov, Czech Republic), as WW II ended in Europe. | Sokolov, CZ | Karlovy Vary Region, CZ |
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| Art Type | Film | ||
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Motif | War | ||
| Historic Event | World War II | ||
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