- Summary
- After Hitler took over power in 1933, many Jewish artists were forced to leave Germany. Wilhelm Furtwängler chose to stay. Though never a member of the party, he was a recipient of honors associated with party membership. However, the conductor often used his position and contacts to save hundreds of Jewish musicians from concentration camps. When U.S. Major Steve Arnold is tasked with the pre-trial investigations, his aim is to prove that the conductor's genius contributed to the Nazi propaganda, while Furtwängler insisted he stayed to bring comfort to the German people with his music.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- New York, NY : New Yorker Video, [2004]
©2001
- Locale
- Germany
- Other Authors/Editors
- Pasquier, Yves.
Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020.
Szabó, István, 1938-
Keitel, Harvey.
Skarsgård, Stellan.
Bleibtreu, Moritz, 1971-
Minichmayr, Birgit.
Tukur, Ulrich, 1957-
Zischler, Hanns, 1947-
Rohde, Armin.
Zirner, August, 1959-
Thieme, Thomas.
Koltai, Lajos.
Landra, Sylvie.
Szakács, Györgyi.
Adams, Ken, 1921-
MBP (Firm)
Maecenas Film.
Paladin Production.
Studio Babelsberg.
Little Bear Production.
Jeremy Isaacs Productions.
France 2 cinéma (Firm)
Studio Canal+.
New Yorker Video (Firm)
- Notes
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
Based upon the play by Ronald Harwood.
Director of photography, Lajor Koltai ; editor, Sylvie Landra ; costume designer, Györguy Szakács ; production designer, Ken Adams.
Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr, Ulrich Tukur, Hans Zischler, Armin Rohde, Augush Zirner, Thomas Thieme.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, DTS.
