Liberation
- Synopsis
- Interweaves the history of World War 2 with the story of the Holocaust. Beginning in 1942, the film combines archive footage, period music and radio broadcasts collected from archives around the world to illuminate the strategies and deceptions of the combatants on all sides - from America’s and Britain’s Home Front to wartime London, Moscow and Washington DC and occupied Paris to Berlin. Includes footage of Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, de Gaulle and the Nazi leaders. Interwoven throughout are stories of the Jews of Europe, illustrating that while Hitler was losing the war on the Allied Front, the Nazis were winning their war against the Jews and other innocent victims of the Holocaust. The film reaches its climax with the liberation of Paris, the Benelux countries, and the death camps, through to V-E day.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 100 min.
- Year of production
- 1994
- Availability
- Sale; 1995 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- Holocaust; Nazi Germany; World War II
Credits
- Director
- Arnold Schwartzman
- Producer
- Arnold Schwartzman; Marvin Hier
- Writer
- Martin Gilbert; Marvin Hier
- Contributor
- David Dresher; Richard Trank
- Cast
Ben Kingsley Jean Boht Miriam Margolyes Patrick Stewart Whoopi Goldberg
Production Company
- Name
Moriah Films
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Imperial War Museum,
- iwmshop@iwm.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.iwmshop.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01223 499 345
- Fax
- 01223 839 688
- Address
- Online Shop
IWM Duxford
Cambs
CB22 4QR - Notes
- A range of CD and DVD titles covering the two World Wars, as well as more general aviation and naval topics. Many are compilations of films from the IWM’s own collection.
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