Prisoner of Paradise

Prisoner of Paradise

2003
1h 36m
6.3

6.3/10

3 votes • View on IMDb

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

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Media Verite Café Productions BBC History Television PBS U5 Filmproduktion
Production Countries
Canada Germany United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 7, 2003
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0316013
Website Visit Site

Cast

Ian Holm
Ian Holm

Narrator (voice)

Robert Lantz
Robert Lantz

Self

Eleonore Hertzberg
Eleonore Hertzberg

Self

Lone Koppel
Lone Koppel

Self

Renée Saint-Cyr
Renée Saint-Cyr

Self

Kurt Gerron
Kurt Gerron

Self (archival footage)

Key Crew

Malcolm Clarke
Director
Malcolm Clarke
Writer
Stuart Sender
Director
Jake Eberts
Executive Producer
Karl-Eberhard Schäfer
Producer
Malcolm Clarke
Producer
Stuart Sender
Executive Producer

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