Simon Wiesenthal Collection - 2-DVD Set ( Genocide / Liberation / The Long Way Home / Unlikely Heroes )

Simon Wiesenthal Collection - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

$29.99

Original Title: Genocide / Liberation / The Long Way Home / Unlikely Heroes
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
430 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Collectors Edition
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1982 - 2003 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Arnold Schwartzman
Mark Jonathan Harris
Richard Trank

Written By:
Martin Gilbert
Marvin Hier
Mark Jonathan Harris
Richard Trank

Actors:
Elizabeth Taylor ..... Narrator (voice)
Orson Welles ..... Narrator (voice)
Simon Wiesenthal ..... Himself
Neville Chamberlain ..... Himself (archive footage)
Winston Churchill ..... Himself (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower ..... Himself (archive footage)
Josef Goebbels ..... Himself (archive footage)
Hermann Göring ..... Himself - at Nuremberg Trials (archive footage)
Rudolf Hess ..... Himself (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler ..... Himself (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler ..... Himself (archive footage)
Ralph Metcalfe ..... Himself - in 100m Final at the 1936 Olympics (archive footage)
Martinus Osendarp ..... Himself - in 100m Final at the 1936 Olympics (archive footage)
Jesse Owens ..... Himself (archive footage)
Pope Pius XII ..... Himself (archive footage) (as The Pope)
Franklin D. Roosevelt ..... Himself (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
Joachim von Ribbentrop ..... Himself - at Nuremberg Trials (archive footage)
Erich Borchmeyer ..... Himself - in 100m Final at the 1936 Olympics (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles de Gaulle ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
King George VI ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Queen Elizabeth II ..... Herself - on V-E Day (archive footage) (uncredited)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ..... Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Stalin ..... Himself - at Yalta (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul von Hindenburg ..... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Wykoff ..... Himself - in 100m Final at the 1936 Olympics (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean Boht ..... Narrator (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg ..... Narrator (voice)
Bob Hope ..... Himself (archive footage)
Ben Kingsley ..... Narrator (voice)
Miriam Margolyes ..... Narrator (voice)
Mickey Rooney ..... Himself (archive footage)
Patrick Stewart ..... Narrator (voice)
Morgan Freeman ..... Narrator (voice)
Edward Asner ..... George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust survivor (voice)
Sean Astin ..... Earl G. Harrison, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (voice)
Martin Landau ..... (voice)
Miriam Margolyes ..... (voice)
David Paymer ..... (voice)
Nina Siemaszko ..... (voice)
Helen Slater ..... Narrator (voice)
Michael York ..... (voice)
Rick Bandes ..... (voice)
Christo Brock ..... (voice)
Pablo Bryant ..... (voice)
Aaron Cain ..... (voice)
Robert Cait ..... (voice)
Kathryn Cressida ..... (voice) (as Kat Cressida)
Curt Lowens ..... (voice) (as Kurt Lowens)
Marc Lynn ..... (voice)
Akiva Potok ..... (voice)
Clark Clifford ..... Himself - Presidential Advisor
Yael Danieli ..... Herself - Group Project for Holocaust Survivors (as Yael Danieli Ph.D.)
Abba Eban ..... Himself - Israeli Diplomat
Herbert Friedman ..... Himself - US Army Chaplain (also archive footage)
Ruth Gruber ..... Herself - Foreign Correspondent
Harold Katz ..... Himself - Brichah Volunteer
Abraham Klausner ..... Himself - US Army Chaplain
Israel Lau ..... Himself - Chief Rabbi of Israel
Livia Shacter ..... Herself - Auschwitz Survivor
Clement Attlee ..... Himself - Outside 10 Downing St. (archive footage) (uncredited)
Menachem Begin ..... Himself - Irgun Leader (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Ben-Gurion ..... Himself - Sings Hatikvah, Declares Statehood (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ernest Bevin ..... Himself - Speech After Labour Victory (archive footage) (uncredited)
James F. Byrnes ..... Himself - Speech on German Recovery (archive footage) (uncredited)
Winston Churchill ..... Himself - on V-E Day with Bevin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walter Cronkite ..... Himself - UPI, Covers Nuremberg Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dwight D. Eisenhower ..... Himself - Visits Feldafing DP Camp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hans Frank ..... Himself - on Trial, Sketched by Artist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick ..... Himself - on Trial, Sketched by Artist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Andrei Gromyko ..... Himself - Proposes Creation of Jewish State (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hermann Göring ..... Himself - on Trial, Testifies (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ernst Kaltenbrunner ..... Himself - on Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilhelm Keitel ..... Himself - on Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Golda Meir ..... Herself - with Ben-Gurion (archive footage) (uncredited)
George S. Patton ..... Himself - Visits Feldafing DP Camp (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alfred Rosenberg ..... Himself - on Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Arthur Seyss-Inquart ..... Himself - on Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harry S. Truman ..... Himself - Lights Christmas Tree (archive footage) (uncredited)
Franz von Papen ..... Himself - on Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Baldur von Schirach ..... Himself - on Trial (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Clary ..... Himself
Ben Kingsley ..... Narrator

Synopsis:

Genocide (1982)
A chilling, heartbreaking testament to the strength and suffering of the Jewish people and the courage and heroism of those who came to their aid. With beautiful narration by Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor the film begins by providing a look at the flourishing Jewish community in pre-war Europe and then traces their grim trajectory through the ghettos, camps, and prisons of the Nazi regime, introducing the lost victims and brave heroes along the way.

Liberation (1994)
Liberation tells the dramatic story of the battle waged on two fronts during World War II - the Allied campaign to liberate Europe and Hitler's genocidal campaign against the Jews.

The Long Way Home (1997)
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.

Unlikely Heroes (2003)
For most, the idea of Jewish resistance or defiance during the Holocaust is limited to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and a few isolated acts throughout WWII. 'Unlikely Heroes', narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, highlights 7 previously unknown stories of extraordinary men and women who exemplified the highest levels of courage and human dignity during the most desperate days of the Holocaust.

Genocide (1982)
The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust could happen again. The history of European Jewish culture and events before and during the Holocaust are seen in newsreels, photographs, and animated segments. The words of the victims of the era are read, and footage from the liberation of a concentration camp is shown.

Liberation (1994)
Liberation tells the dramatic story of the battle waged on two fronts during World War II - the Allied campaign to liberate Europe and Hitler's genocidal campaign against the Jews. The World War II documentary uses film footage, radio broadcasts, and period music gathered from archives around the world. Interwoven throughout the film are the compelling stories of the Jews of Europe - unforgettable stories of tragedy, courage, resistance, and survival. Liberation begins in 1942, when Adolf Hitler was still at the height of his power and the Allies began envisioning a cross-channel invasion of Europe. The film takes you behind the scenes to illuminate the strategies and deceptions for the combatants on all sides - from America's and Britain's Home Front to wartime London, Moscow, Washington, D.C., and occupied Paris to Berlin. From Churchill to Roosevelt, from Stalin to de Gaulle, to the Nazi leaders - to the battlefields alongside generals and ordinary soldiers - the film's panoramic sweep records those fateful years. The film exposes the audience to the inescapable and sobering reality that while Hitler was losing the war on the Allied Front, the Nazis were winning their war on the Jews and other innocent victims of the Holocaust. The film reaches its climax with the dramatic liberation of Paris, the Benelux countries, and the death camps, through to V-E Day. Narrated by Ben Kingsley, Patrick Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg, Liberation was a featured selection of the Berlin, Deauville, and Seattle International Film Festivals. It has been broadcast on Cinemax and the Discovery Learning Channels in North America, Great Britain's Channel 4, and in numerous other countries around the world.

The Long Way Home (1997)
This documentary reports events for European Jews from the fall of the Third Reich in 1945 to the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, arguing that creating the Israeli state was necessary given the nature of post-war Europe for these survivors. We see death in concentration camps after liberation, from disease or even from eating too much. We learn of pogroms murdering those who return home. We see the squalor of displaced persons camps. Facing strict British immigration limits into Palestine, many sought passage illegally, often ending up in locked camps in Cyprus. Against this backdrop, Jews in Palestine, Truman in the White House, and UN delegates debate Israel's formation.

Unlikely Heroes (2003)
For most, the idea of Jewish resistance or defiance during the Holocaust is limited to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and a few isolated acts throughout WWII. 'Unlikely Heroes', narrated by Sir Ben Kingsley, highlights 7 previously unknown stories of extraordinary men and women who exemplified the highest levels of courage and human dignity during the most desperate days of the Holocaust.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 26 February, 2013.