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2017PGdocumentary

6.8/ 10(9 ratings)• TMDB

Inside the SS

2017PGdocumentary

6.8/ 10(9 ratings)• TMDB

Rare archives and interviews with surviving members provide insight into the violent history of the SS.

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Serge de Sampigny

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Rare archives and interviews with surviving members provide insight into the violent history of the SS.

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Serge de Sampigny

Serge de Sampignydirector

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With the aid of rare archives, this film retraces the bloody history of the SS, some of whose members are still alive and have accepted to speak.

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