Ardeatine Caves Massacre: human remains

Identifier
irn1000701
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1994.119.1
  • RG-60.2033
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)

Scope and Content

Ardeatine Caves Massacre, Italy. MSs, pan, CUs, cave with human remains. INT, three men digging with shovels and ax. Removing dirt from bodies. Preparing for burial, placing on litters and carrying away. Inside cave, two stretchers on ground against wall. More shots of more bodies. CUs, doctor with white lab coat taking notes. Removal of objects from bodies. Blessing of bodies by priest. Pile of empty coffins. Men carrying one. CUs, human remains. Head forensic pathologist, Attio Ascarelli. examining body, removing personal effects. CUs, personal effects, including watch and wedding band. Note: 320 Italian civilians were murdered in Ardeatine Caves on March 24, 1944. It is likely that this film was recorded months later, during the summer of 1944.

Subjects

  • ITALY
  • BURIALS
  • ARDEATINE CAVES
  • DOCTORS
  • HUMAN REMAINS
  • VICTIMS' PROPERTY
  • SHOVELS
  • COFFINS
  • CORPSES
  • MASSACRES

Places

  • Rome, Italy

Genre

  • Film
  • Unedited.
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