Staircase of Death

 
in German:
Staircase of Death

Project

 

Description

The project plans to produce a twelve-minute animated film based on the memories of Jean Laffitte, a former French deportee. In his testimony, published by the Amicale Française several years ago, Laffitte describes the forced labour in the Mauthausen concentration camp quarry and, in particular, the cruel conditions on the infamous 'Staircase of Death'. His vivid descriptions illustrate why these steps were so deadly and why it claimed so many victims among deportees from all over Europe.

in German:
Im Rahmen des Projekts ist die Produktion eines zwölfminütigen Animationsfilms geplant, der auf den Erinnerungen des ehemaligen französischen Deportierten Jean Laffitte basiert. In seinem Zeugnis, das vor einigen Jahren von der Amicale Française veröffentlicht wurde, schildert Laffitte die Zwangsarbeit im Steinbruch des Konzentrationslagers Mauthausen und insbesondere die grausamen Bedingungen an der berüchtigten „Treppe des Todes“. Seine Schilderungen verdeutlichen eindrücklich, warum diese Treppe so tödlich war und weshalb sie unzählige Opfer unter den Deportierten aus ganz Europa forderte.

Applicant

Associazione Nazionale Ex Deportati Nei Campi Nazisti Ente Del Terzo Settore (ANED ETS)

Website

Location

Approved

12 Jun 2025

Category

media

Type

School projects / education

Funding

National Fund budget

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.