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Escape From Sobibor [VHS]

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This is a great story- about triumph under the most extreme of circumstances. Its based on actual accounts of witnesses and has the tension and drama only a true story could provide. The problem is that the 4x3 dvd transfer is so bad it looks like a nearsighted and or drunk technician took a wonderful movie and smeared it onto a dvd in a fit of stupor. Please- see the movie on tv-but dont even think about buying this dvd unless you have a 5 inch tv.

I'm very glad this amazing piece of work is finally on dvd. Scape of subibor focus in the only successful concentartion camp uprising of WWII and the holocaust. Functioning as one of the three (sobibor, belzec and treblinka) Operation Rainhard extermination camps during the first half of the war, the camp's main responsability was to eliminate as many "non-desireble" people as possible and was one of the first camps that incorporated the infamous gas chambers as a method of systematic dispousal.I won't review the movie because it's a must see for anyone interested in the horrifying event that ended the life of more that eleven million individuals (more than 6 1/2 million jews, 50,000 Romas (gypsies), 1 million mentally ill and over 3 million other non desireble persons and POWs) sadly about this film, is that for someone that's not familiar with the brutal events of the holocaust, won't find this film shocking, even though it's very powerful. There's no inside look on the atrocities that took place at sobibor and the insightful view of the place where more than 250,000 people were muedered; is pretty overlooked...I believe it's probably the fact that not even the prisioner knew exactly what was going or where was all the people that was send to the showers on the minute they arrived. The story of survival will depress you and the execution escene where the SS Komandant order 13 prisioners that tryed to scape to choose a person each to be executed with then, is simply, on of the heart breaking moments on modern cinema. The movie ends with chaos. this is a real life event and a great lesson of courage and redemption.

"Escape from Sobibor" is a grim turn inspirational film about the prisoners who, after careful planning, managed to escape from Sobibor. 300 died during the escape whereas the other 300 managed to live during and after the escape. The actors, especially Alan Arkin, Rutger Hauer, and Hartmut Becker, gave memorable & magnificant performances. Becker was telling & excellent in portraying one of the chief SS men in charge of the camp, sargeant Wagner. The actresses, especially Joanna Pacula, also played with upmost effectiveness & familiarity with the history behind Sobibor.

The film is historically as accurate as it can be, with scenes so telling of the torture of the prisoners hated due to dangerous & distorted ideologies. The picture, not as masterful as "Schindler's List", is well done nevertheless with artistry & sophistication. The acting measures up to the acting in "Schindler's List."

My only hope is that this video recording is not abridged, for the complete film is two hours & thirty minutes. If the video has the complete version of the film, my recommendation exists very strongly. If the abridged version exist, hesitations should occupy your mind.

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I first watched this movie almost 20 years ago when I was sixteen, and it still has the power to inspire, and thrill. The story is fact-based, and deals with prisoners in the Sobibor concentration camp, a group of whom decide to plan their escape before they are killed by the Nazis. Although the true horrors of the concentration camps are not explicitly depicted in this movie, the courage of the camp inmates, especially those planning the escape is very vividly portrayed. The cast is excellent, and if you like watching fact-based movies dealing with the Holocaust, then this should be on your list.

I found Escape from Sobibor to be better than any other movie I've seen about the Holocaust because it represented the concentration camps victims as strong and rebellious, rather than, as others I've seen do, too passive. The first time I saw this movie I was very young and since then I've seen it over 10 times. I'm in college now and I remember bringing it to show in my history class in the eighth grade, because I liked it so much. The scenes in which several nazi officers are killed in order to make the huge escape possible was well done, and then the escape scene, partly because of the music, was very emotional and passionate and heroic. It's difficult to describe the happiness felt when watching the people escape. And the fact that there were short summaries of what happened to the people after they escaped, I thought, was a good idea, because I often walk away films based on reality wondering what happened later. I strongly recommend that everybody watch it!

I agree with other comments that have been made about the poor quality of
this 'digitally remastered' DVD. The picture quality is terrible, and the
movie has been abridged. This story deserves better.

MU UNCLE WAS ONE OF THE ESCAPEES PORTRAYED IN THIS FILM. HIS NAME APPEARS AT THE END OF THE FILM AS DO ALL THE NAMES OF THE ESCAPEES. HE IS SINCE DECEASED. BUT HIS DESCRIPTION OF HIS ESCAPE TO ME SOME 35 YEARS AGO-LONG BEFORE THIS FILM WAS MADE-IS ACCURATELY PORTRAYED IN THIS FILM.
AS MOST CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVORS WILL TELL YOU-THE CONDITIONS PORTRAYED IN THIS FILM-WERE , IN REALITY , A GREAT DEAL MORE HORRIFIC.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET OR FORGIVE WHAT HAPPENED IN THOSE DARK DAYS-NOR MORE IMPORTANTLY-EVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!

Horrific, shocking, inspiring, and heartbreaking. This is the true story of a group of Jews (men &women ), their imprisonment and escape from a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. You'll see how they plotted their escape, the torture and shocking deaths of their countrymen, and their brave and triumphant escape from the clutches of the Nazis. It is heart wrenching to view this film, yet at the same time,should inspire anyone to have the courage to stand up to adversities in their lives and fight against them. This one has a variety of horror, suspense, action, adventure, and drama. Don't miss it.

I recently purchased this DVD because it stated that it had been remastered with additional minutes added to the film. The film was neither remastered nor was any additional length of the film added. The picture quality was very poor and grainy. I was extremely upset and disapointed in this product. I would not recommend this DVD to anyone. I am currently is the process of getting a re-credit to my debit card. What a waste of time!

Sobibor was one of the concentration camps that killed Jews during World War II. It was the most secret camp that the nazi party established. "Esacpe from Sobibor" is a touching and very, very sad movie of how the Jews that were being held at Sobibor planned an escape. This movie is my favorite holocaust movie; and there are a lot of them.

"Escape from Sobibor" is my favorite Holocaust movie because it is very suspenseful. The Jews make a plan and as the movie develops you gain more of an interest for this movie and what will happen to the Jews. The actors were very good and depicted the Jewish people in Sobibor very well. The concentration camp depicted what it was really like to be at one of the camps during WWII.

I will continue to watch this movie over the years. i recommend this film to anybody that is interested in the Holocaust and would like a little drama added to the story. This is my favorite Holocaust movie and you'll probably enjoy this movie. This is a film that's not to be missed.

Happy Viewing!