Claude Lanzmann
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About
French filmmaker who directed the acclaimed nine-and-a-half hour Holocaust documentary Shoah, which was released in 1985.
Before Fame
He joined the French resistance during World War II at the age of 18 and fought in Auvergne.
Trivia
He was awarded with the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2013.
Family Life
His brother was the writer Jacques Lanzmann.
Associated With
He angrily disagreed with attempts to understand the motivations of Adolf Hitler, believing that such evil could not and should not be explained.
