
Death in Focus
1989, English. Directed by Elvis Boorman.
Death in all it's faces and stages. From the horrors of Buchenwald to the devastation of Hiroshima. From the political assassinations of the second half of the 20th century to the bloody feeding frenzy of the pythons of Burma. Burned on to the screen like napalm victims of Vietnam. Followed by "Death in Focus" part 2.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Elvis BoormanDirector
- Ne WinPresident Burma
- Paul TibbetsPilot & aircraft commander
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
- Karl-Otto KochCommander KZ Buchenwald
- Hermann PisterCommander KZ Buchewald
- Reinhard HeydrichSelf (archive footage)
- Adolf EichmannSelf (archive footage)
- Leslie GrovesLieutenant General/ Engineer
- Louis FieserHarvard scientist
- Robert PattersonUS Secretary of War
Details
- Released
- 2 January 1989
- Country
- United States of America
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Death in Focus runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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Death in Focus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1989. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Death in Focus?
Death in Focus (1989) was directed by Elvis Boorman and stars Ne Win, Paul Tibbets, Adolf Hitler.