- Summary
- "World War II was not just the most destructive conflict in humanity -- it was also the greatest theft in history: lives, families, communities, property, culture and heritage were all stolen. The rape of Europa Collector's Edition includes the award-winning documentary film, The rape of Europa ... It also features interviews with key figures including the Monuments Men and other war heroes, victims of the Nazis' thefts, and prominent cultural figures."--Container.
- Other Title
- Rape of Europa.
- Variant Title
- Greatest theft in history
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [Dallas, Tex.] : Agon Arts & Entertainment, LLC., [2008]
©2008
- Locale
- Europe
- Edition
- Collector's edition
- Contents
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Disc I. Introduction / Harry Ettlinger (7 min.)
The rape of Europa (117 min.)
The Charlie Rose show / interviews with Lynn Nicholas and Robert M. Edsel (13 min.)
Disc II. 1. The villains. Adolf Hitler ; Hitler, the artist ; Hitler and Linz ; The Nazis' plan to loot ; The Nazi looting machine ; Nazi propaganda
2. The heroes. The "Monuments Men" ; Rose Valland ; Life as a combat soldier ; The "Purple Heart Battalion"
3. The victims. Surviving the Holocaust ; The Nazis through the eyes of a boy ; The Anschluss: Vienna in 1938 ; "My grandparents"
4. Preparations. Winged Victory of Samothrace ; Evacuating the Louvre ; Guarding the Mona Lisa ; Protecting Florence's treasures ; Hiding the National Gallery's paintings
5. Theft and destruction. The battle of Monte Cassino ; Cracow and the Veit Stoss altarpiece ; The theft of the Big Three ; Protecting the wine of Tour d'Argent ; The liberation and destruction of Florence
6. Finding, returning, and rebuilding. Discovery of the Merkers mine ; Entering Alt Aussee ; The collecting points ; Warsaw Royal Palace: soul of the people ; Wawel Castle: a restoration ; Restitution: a painting returns home ; Rebirth of a cemetery: the Campo Santo
Disc III. The former Soviet Union: a special case. Never forgetting: the legacy of war ; Saving the Hermitage ; The "blockade"
8. Altmann v. Republic of Austria. Case for the prosecution: E. Randol Schoenberg ; Case for the defense: Goffried Toman ; Homecoming: Maria Altmann
9. What is art: who owns it? Why art matters ; The life of a Picasso ; Property as a symbol ; A museum's responsibility ; Understanding restitution
10. Learning from the past. Dr. Bruce Cole, chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities ; A model for the future ; Protecting our heritage ; A shabbos goy ; Finding the treasure, getting it home ; What happened in Iraq ... and what didn't
11. Masterpieces and museums. Vermeer's The Astronomer ; Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine ; Van Eyck's Ghent altarpiece and Michelangelo's Bruges Madonna ; Michelangelo's David ; The Louvre in Paris ; The Hermitage in St. Petersburg ; The Uffizi in Florence ; The Czartoryski in Cracow.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Berge, Richard, screenwriter, director, producer.
Newnham, Nicole, screenwriter, director, producer.
Cohen, Bonni, screenwriter, director, producer.
Edsel, Robert M., producer.
Allen, Joan, 1956- narrator.
Rose, Charlie, interviewer.
Nicholas, Lynn H.
Actual Films.
Agon Arts & Entertainment.
Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Menemsha Films.
- Notes
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Title from container.
Based on the book by Lynn H. Nicholas.
Originally produced in 2006.
"Presented in theatrical release and sub-distributed by Menemsha Films."
Disc I. Introduction / Harry Ettlinger (7 min.) -- The rape of Europa (117 min.) -- The Charlie Rose show / interviews with Lynn Nicholas and Robert M. Edsel (13 min.) -- Disc II. 1. The villains. Adolf Hitler ; Hitler, the artist ; Hitler and Linz ; The Nazis' plan to loot ; The Nazi looting machine ; Nazi propaganda -- 2. The heroes. The "Monuments Men" ; Rose Valland ; Life as a combat soldier ; The "Purple Heart Battalion" -- 3. The victims. Surviving the Holocaust ; The Nazis through the eyes of a boy ; The Anschluss: Vienna in 1938 ; "My grandparents" -- 4. Preparations. Winged Victory of Samothrace ; Evacuating the Louvre ; Guarding the Mona Lisa ; Protecting Florence's treasures ; Hiding the National Gallery's paintings -- 5. Theft and destruction. The battle of Monte Cassino ; Cracow and the Veit Stoss altarpiece ; The theft of the Big Three ; Protecting the wine of Tour d'Argent ; The liberation and destruction of Florence -- 6. Finding, returning, and rebuilding. Discovery of the Merkers mine ; Entering Alt Aussee ; The collecting points ; Warsaw Royal Palace: soul of the people ; Wawel Castle: a restoration ; Restitution: a painting returns home ; Rebirth of a cemetery: the Campo Santo -- Disc III. The former Soviet Union: a special case. Never forgetting: the legacy of war ; Saving the Hermitage ; The "blockade" -- 8. Altmann v. Republic of Austria. Case for the prosecution: E. Randol Schoenberg ; Case for the defense: Goffried Toman ; Homecoming: Maria Altmann -- 9. What is art: who owns it? Why art matters ; The life of a Picasso ; Property as a symbol ; A museum's responsibility ; Understanding restitution -- 10. Learning from the past. Dr. Bruce Cole, chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities ; A model for the future ; Protecting our heritage ; A shabbos goy ; Finding the treasure, getting it home ; What happened in Iraq ... and what didn't -- 11. Masterpieces and museums. Vermeer's The Astronomer ; Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine ; Van Eyck's Ghent altarpiece and Michelangelo's Bruges Madonna ; Michelangelo's David ; The Louvre in Paris ; The Hermitage in St. Petersburg ; The Uffizi in Florence ; The Czartoryski in Cracow.
Director of photography, Jon Shenk ; editor, Josh Peterson ; music composer, Marco d'Ambrosio ; narrator, Joan Allen.
Not rated.
DVD, NTSC, region 1.
In English, with Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
