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Liberation (1994) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Arnold Schwartzman

Written By:
Martin Gilbert
Marvin Hier

Actors:
Jean Boht ..... Narrator (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg ..... Narrator (voice)
Ben Kingsley ..... Narrator (voice)
Miriam Margolyes ..... Narrator (voice)
Patrick Stewart ..... Narrator (voice)
Simon Wiesenthal ..... Himself

Synopsis:

This documentary effectively focuses on the Allied war effort and in particular how it related to the liberation of Jews immured in concentration camps. It is narrated by some well known and popular actors (including Patrick Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg), and seeks to answer the question "Who knew about the killings, and when, and what did they do about them?" In addition to archival footage, vivid anecdotes by people who lived during the period are recounted, including one telling about an British matron who, after extending an invitation to American soldiers to come to lunch at her house, saw fit to add "no Jews, please." In response to her offer of hospitality, she was horrified to find that on the day in question six black servicemen were her guests. Protesting that there surely had been a mistake, the servicemen responded: "Colonel Cohen doesn't make mistakes."

A documentary testimony to the suffering and horror endured in Europe during the Second World War, particularly by the Jews, and following the chronological events from America's entry into the war to the D-day invasions to the final defeat of the Germans and entry into Berlin. Includes the liberation of Paris and the concentration camps. It also considers the chronology of the holocaust and the inaction and lack of public reporting or condemnation during the war years. Mainly uses archive footage with narrations by various actors and actresses.

Varied accounts which shed light on Hitler's attempt to eradicate the Jews. The film's time scope begins in September 1939 and concludes after the concentration camps were liberated at the end of WWII.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 27 June, 2024.