- Summary
- Fania Fenelon is a Jewish cabaret singer in Paris during the Nazi invasion. Fania and thousands of other Jewish and political prisoners are sent to the Auschwitz death camp. She and a group of other classical musicians are spared from death in exchange for performing music for their captors. They are also ordered to play for the thousands being herded to the gas chambers, a 'humane' means of easing the condemned into the next world.
- Other Title
- Sursis pour l'orchestre. English.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [United States] : Olive Films, [2010]
- Locale
- France
Paris
Poland
Oświęcim
- Contents
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Purchased with Tretiak family endowment funds.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Yellen, Linda, 1949-
Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005.
Mann, Daniel, 1912-1991.
Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-
Alexander, Jane, 1939-
Knight, Shirley, 1936-
Berenson, Marisa, 1942-
Adams, Maud.
Fénelon, Fania.
Syzygy Productions.
Olive Films.
- Notes
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Title from container.
Director of photography, Arthur Ornitz ; editor, Jay Freund ; music, Brad Fiedel.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1980.
Based on the book by Fania Fenelon.
Purchased with Tretiak family endowment funds.
Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Alexander, Shirley Knight, Marisa Berenson, Maud Adams.
Not rated.
DVD, region 1, fullscreen (1.33:1) presentation.
