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Koch Lorber Films presents “IMAGINARY WITNESS: HOLLYWOOD AND THE HOLOCAUST” (25 December 2007) (92 mins/B&W/Color) (Dolby Digital) — This is an expertly made documentary on Hollywood, not fair how they handled one topic, but how they are embroiled in modern politics — There will be some surprises to some moviegoers and clips from some relatively unknown gems, some of which I have never seen and will now witness out! — Otherwise, I have to give this documentary a mountainous thumbs up — Narrated by Gene Hackman and featuring a mighty series of clips and interviews, IMAGINARY Gape is a revelation, not least for its sizable inclusion of material from BEFORE the Holocaust even happened, including American newsreel footage of Nazi book burning that treat it like a fraternity prank and pre-war Hollywood films in which characters refer to Jews as non Aryans — This is one documentary not to be missed.
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Under the production staff of:
Daniel Anker Director, Producer
Andrew Barrett Regain Composer
Ellin Baumel Producer
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Diana Holtzberg Executive Producer
Tom Hurwitz Cinematographer
Susan Kim Co-producer
Jan Rofekamp Executive Producer
Nancy Schreiber Cinematographer
Brad Shaw Editor
Story line and residence, This is what Hollywood needed to do -and what not- to present Nazi Germany’s intentions — It is a well-documented film with mountainous interviews and unique footage to show that cinema can be dilapidated to fight for the moral and contaminated of world events — In my book this is a titanic film to illustrate how everyone turned their attend on what Hitler was doing against the Judaism — Nevermore, please — Some of the raw footage is missing when American troops discovered the death camps — However, the narration accomplished the feelings of those who were watching befriend then — Produced for the cable television network American Movie Classics, Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust was premiered at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.
the cast includes:
Gene Hackman … Narrator
Ben Kingsley
Liam Neeson
Norma Barzman … Herself
Michael Berenbaum … Himself
Robert Berger … Himself
Tom Brokaw … Himself (relate) (archive footage)
Robert Clary … Himself
Dan Curtis … Himself
Michael Dunn … (archive footage)
Stanley Frazen … Himself
Neal Gabler … Himself
Annette Insdorf … Herself )
Sidney Lumet … Himself
Branko Lustig … Himself
Abby Mann … Himself
Gene Reynolds … Himself
Sharon Rivo … Herself
Irene Sachs
Vincent Sherman … Himself
Steven Spielberg … Himself
Martin Starger … Himself
Rod Steiger … Himself
George Stevens Jr. … Himself
Malvin Wald … Himself
Fritz Weaver … Himself
Great job by Koch Lorber Films — looking forward to more high quality titles from the International Collection Film Market — order your copy now from Amazon or Koch Vision where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, cease tuned once again for top notch releases — where they are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector.
Total Time: 92 mins on DVD ~ KOCH Lorber Films ~ (01/13/2009)
I found this documentary to be a compelling perceive. It begins with an explanation for the lack of portrayal in Hollywood movies about the rising Nazi threat assist in the early 1940s. The reason for this was due to the fact that Germany accounted for 10% of Hollywood’s foreign market. But economics wasn’t the only reason for the dearth of anti-Nazi depictions in movies made by Hollywood. There was quite a bit of anti-semitism within the US itself - e.g. the Ku Klux Klan and the German Bunde [sic], an organization that was based in the US and represented the interests of the expansive German population in the States did not want to discover attacks on Hitler or the Nazis.
Yet, there were some compelling portrayal of life under the Nazis and how it affected the Jews. Movies like The Mortal Storm with Jimmy Stewart told the anecdote of a reliable, upper middle class Jewish family in Germany and how the anti-semitic movement in Germany under Hitler and the Nazis affects them. There are also movies like The big Dictator starring Charlie Chaplin [who funded the movie himself], playing dual roles of a Jewish barber and a parody of Hitler. It was in the Tall Dictator that the word “Jew” is first referenced in a Hollywoood production [even in the Mortal Storm, the phrase "non-Aryan" is ragged when referencing Jews].
This is a well-researched documentary and for someone like me who is enthusiastic on anything to do with the Holocaust and WW II history, I found it to be a minefield of fascinating historical facts and trivia. I made a list of classic movies that I understanding to search for up and add to my library - movies like “To Be or Not to Be”, starring Carole Lombard [a comedic attack on Nazi ideology], None Shall Dash [1944], The Search [1948], and Singing in the Dim [1956].
Besides covering the classic movies dealing with the Holocaust, there are also references to more contemporary productions such as Schindler’s List, Sophie’s Choice, War and Remembrance [1988 mini-series], and of course Holocaust [1978 mini-series].
A must-watch documentary for those eager in the Holocaust and Hollywood’s depiction of it through the years.