Escape from Sobibor was a made-for-TV movie which aired in 1987 about Sobibór, the site of the only successful uprising by Jewish prisoners from a Nazi extermination camp, also called a death camp. It was directed by Jack Gold. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sobibór was a Nazi extermination camp that was part of Operation Reinhard. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... Majdanek - crematorium Extermination camp (German Vernichtungslager) was the term applied to a group of camps set up by Nazi Germany during World War II for the express purpose of killing the Jews of Europe, although members of some other groups whom the Nazis wished to exterminate, such as Roma (Gypsies...

On October 14, 1943, members of the camp's underground succeeded in covertly killing 11 SS and a number of Ukrainian guards. Of the 600 inmates in the camp, roughly 300 escaped, although most were later re-captured and killed. The escape forced the Nazis to close the camp, dismantling it and planting a forest to hide what they had done. October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Underground as an adjective commonly refers to something that is either below the ground or outside of public consciousness. ... SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...

The screenplay was based on the book of the same name written by Richard Rashke. Alan Arkin and Rutger Hauer were the primary stars of the film. It was filmed at Avala, Yugoslavia. A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Look up Book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. ... Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an American actor. ... Rutger Hauer (born January 23, 1944, Breukelen, the Netherlands) is an international movie star. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ...

External link

• Escape from Sobibor at the Internet Movie Database