Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper (1995)

Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper

1995

40m

6.0

6.0/10

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Overview

Never Give Up: The 20th Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper is a 1995 short documentary film about Herbert Zipper. It was written, directed, and produced by Terry Sanders, with Freida Lee Mock co-producing. The extraordinary story of Vienna born musician and conductor Herbert Zipper who survived Dachau, Buchenwald, and a Japanese concentration camp to become one of the great music educators of the world, continuing at 92 to bring music to the inner city schools of America. In Dachau, Zipper organized secret concerts using makeshift instruments. He learned the lesson that music and the arts are essential to the very existence of life. For the last half of the 20th century, Zipper has pioneered in bringing professional orchestras into America's inner city schools. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at the 68th Academy Awards in 1996.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

American Film Foundation

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 1995
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0113963

Cast

Herbert Zipper

Self

Key Crew

Terry Sanders

Director

Terry Sanders

Producer

Freida Lee Mock

Producer

Terry Sanders

Writer

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