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    Prisoner of Paradise

    96'

    2003-03-07

    6.8

    The startling true story of a Jewish director ordered to make a propaganda film for the Nazis.

    Documentary

    Overview:

    The film tells the true story of Kurt Gerron, a German-Jewish cabaret and film actor in the 1920s and 1930s who was sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp where he was commanded to write and direct a Nazi propaganda film.

    DirectingStuart SenderWritingMalcolm Clarke

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    Cast

    3

    Narrator (voice)

    Ian Holm

    1

    Self

    Robert Lantz

    1

    Self

    Eleonore Hertzberg

    1

    Self

    Lone Koppel

    1

    Self

    Renée Saint-Cyr

    1

    Self (archival footage)

    Kurt Gerron

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Canada
      2. Germany
      3. United Kingdom
      4. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Media Verite
      2. Café Productions
      3. BBC
      4. History Television
      5. PBS
      6. U5 Filmproduktion
    • Vote Count: 4
    • Popularity: 0.5407
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Prisoner of Paradise

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