Given the surfeit of gruesome footage on the internet, it occurs to me that I’ve never seen the infamous film of the executions of Hitler’s attempted assassins. (no: this isn’t me going “wah, I wanna see people tortured!” more like “I want to see the evidence.” Or at least want confirmation that it exists)
Looking around, all sorts of conflicting information comes up: that the film was suppressed by the Nazis when it caused a backlash; that the British made a fake version and showed it to the Swiss for propaganda; that it either was or wasn’t shown at the Nuremberg Trials; that, like the Chinese death by 1,000 cuts, it only looked painful, but was actually over quickly, envinced by British commandos also using piano wire garrottes to silence their enemies.
Back when TV was the ordinary means of dissemination, it’s understandable that the footage could not be shown. But today when everything is leaked and everything is a click away?