| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white segments ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1, full screen (4:3). |
| Performer |
Narrator: Morgan Freeman. |
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Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Sean Astin, Martin Landau, Mariam Margoyles, David Paymer, Nina Siemaszko, Helen Slater, Michael York. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Don Lenzer ; editor, Kate Amend ; original music composed and conducted by Lee Holdridge. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. |
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Special features: photo gallery; filmmakers' biographies. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
This documentary traces the stories of courage in the years between the end of World War II and the formation of the state of Israel. Includes archival footage, original broadcasts and personal testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, 1997. |
| Subject |
Holocaust survivors -- Interviews -- Videodiscs.
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Jewish refugees -- Palestine -- Videodiscs.
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Israel -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Israel and the diaspora -- Videodiscs.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Videodiscs.
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Holocaust survivors -- Palestine -- Videodiscs.
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Palestine -- History -- 1929-1948 -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1997.
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| Genre |
Documentary films Videodiscs.
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| Added Author |
Hier, Marvin.
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Trank, Richard.
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Harris, Mark Jonathan, 1941-
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Freeman, Morgan.
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Asner, Edward.
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Astin, Sean.
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Landau, Martin, 1928-
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Margoyles, Mariam.
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Paymer, David.
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Siemaszko, Nina.
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Slater, Helen.
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York, Michael, 1939-
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Lenzer, Don.
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Amend, Kate.
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Holdridge, Lee, 1944-
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Moriah Films.
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Simon Wiesenthal Center.
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Seventh Art Releasing (Firm)
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Koch Lorber Films.
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| Standard No. |
741952300496 |
| Music No. |
KLF-DV-3004 Koch Lorber Films |
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