- Summary
- Based on a true story, The Harmonists portrays the rise and fall of a successful vocal group in Germany that was disbanded in 1934 as part of the mounting persecution of Jews. The Comedian Harmonists did comic and romantic songs in intricate harmony, and were extremely popular, but as the Nazis became more powerful, the group were forbidden to sing songs by Jewish composers--and finally, because three of their members were Jewish, they were banned from performing in public.
- Variant Title
- Comedian Harmonists
- Format
- Video
- Published
- Burbank, CA : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002?]
- Locale
- Germany
- Other Authors/Editors
- Vilsmaier, Joseph, 1939-2020.
Becker, Ben, 1964-
Ferch, Heino, 1963-
Noethen, Ulrich, 1959-
Tidof, Max.
Becker, Meret.
Richter, Klaus (Screenwriter)
Miramax Films.
Bavaria Film.
Beta Film GmbH.
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Notes
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.
Specifications: Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound; widescreen (2.35:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions; digitally mastered.
Original score by Harald Kloser ; based on an idea by Juergen Buescher.
Ben Becker, Heino Ferch, Ulrich Noethen, Max Tidof, Meret Becker.
Rated R; restricted for some nudity.
DVD.
Closed-captioned in English.
In German or French with optional English subtitles.
