Nearly 15,000 Cambodians were incarcerated in Pol Pots's S-21 prison. Only six survived the torture.
The Inquisition, along with its use of torture devices, was not officially abolished by the Vatican until 1834.
The term torture was first used in 16th century France. It comes from the Latin word tortus, which means "twisted."
The Immigration and Naturalization Service estimates that not only do 400,000 torture victims live in the United States, but between 800 to 1,000 of their tortures do, as well.
Narrator: They are some of the most diabolical devices ever created, thousands of years old they terrify and maim, haunting their victims for a lifetime. Used by governments and private citizens alike. Now, Torture Devices, on Modern Marvels.
Adolf Hitler (archival footage)
Osama Bin Laden (archival footage)
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (archival footage)
Gov. George Ryan (archival footage)
Joseph McCarthy (archival footage)
Josef Mengele (archival footage)
Roy Bennett (archival footage)
Michael Nutkiewicz, Ph.D.
Program for Torture Victims
Paul Hoffman
Amnesty International
William F. Atwater
U.S. Army Ordnance Museum
Philip Schrier
National Firearms Museum
David Eisenman, M.D., M.S.H.S.
UCLA School of Medicine
Prof. Daniel Smith-Christopher, Ph.D.
Bluffton College, Ohio
Javier Guerrero
San Diego Museum of Man
Melanie Perreault, Ph.D.
Salisbury University
Rachel Jagoda
L.A. Museum of the Holocaust
Joan Bennett Chapman
Roy Bennett's Daughter
David Chandler
Author, Voices from S-21
S. Megan Berthold, Ph.D.
Program for Torture Victims
Executive Producer: Don Cambou
Writer: Kathryn Christy
Writer: Michael Christy
Producer: Kathryn Christy
Producer: Michael Christy
Associate Producer: Emily Lau
Line Producer: Paul Dzilvelis
Editor: Barry Silver
Narrator: Max Raphael
Music: Guy Thomas
Producer: Bruce Nash
Creator: Bruce Nash
Production Manager: Kathlene Exner Rizzotti
Post Production Manager: Gary Reid
Clearance Supervisor: Katie Del Core
Director of Research: Hildie Katibah
Production Auditor: Dani Eslin
Assistant Accountant: Linda Scribner
Assistant Accountant: Dennis Luciani
Production Coordinator: James Wiser
Assistant Editor: Eric Sievering
Post Coordinator: Danny Kim
Post Assistant: Laura Steinhoff
Voice over Coordinator: Beata Genin
Production Assistant: Rosalyn McVay
Camera: Peter Krajewski
Still Photographer: Dave Gatley
Historical Consultant: Daniel Smith-Christopher, Ph.D.
Online Editor: Arthur Klein
Sound Mixer: Sam Kaufmann
Animation: Scott Boyer
Special Thanks:
Amnesty International
Rachel Champeau
Youk Chhang
Richardo Delgado
Dawn Grissiths
Dennis Kaufman
Program for Torture Victims
Steve Ruhl
San Diego Museum of Man
Nava Silvera
Executive Producer: Beth Dietrich-Seggara
Produced by Actuality Productions, INC
2003
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