Ziva Postec: The Editor Behind the Film Shoah

This film tells the life story of Ziva Postec, emphasizing the period when she was editing Shoah from 350 hours of footage.

Cast

Ziva Postec

as Self

Claude Lanzmann

as Self (archive footage)

Henry Rousso

as Self

Jean-Pierre Lledo

as Self

Kevin Fallis

as Self

François Mitterrand

as Self (archive footage)

Robert Postec

as Self (archive footage)

Sarah Postec

as Self

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