Ambulance
6
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1961-01-01
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Drama
In this haunting short fiction film, a group of Jewish children and their teacher are herded into an ambulance by Nazis; the vehicle, ordinarily representing comfort and safety, becomes the group’s death chamber. Morgenstern’s presentation of the incident serves as a metaphor for the horror of the Holocaust, and provides a powerful trigger for discussion of the disturbing issues raised by the film. The figure of the children's’ teacher specifically parallels Janusz Korcak (1879-1942), a famous Jewish educator who ran an orphanage in the Warsaw ghetto and died with his young charges at Treblinka.
Featured Crew
| Jerzy Lipman | Director of Photography |
| Krzysztof Komeda | Music |
| Jan Radlicz | Sound |
| Janina Niedźwiecka | Editor |
| Tadeusz Łomnicki | Writer |
| Janusz Morgenstern | Director |
