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Prisoner of Paradise

Prisoner of Paradise

Documentary
2003, Movie, 1h 36min
The film tells the true story of Kurt Gerron, a German-Jewish cabaret and film actor in the 1920s and 1930s who was sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp where he was commanded to write and direct a Nazi propaganda film.
Country: United Kingdom,Germany,Canada,United States
Cast:
Ian Holm,
Renée Saint-Cyr,
Kurt Gerron,
Robert Lantz
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Malcolm Clarke
Director
Stuart Sender
Director
Ian Holm
As Narrator (voice)
Kurt Gerron
As Self (archival footage)
Robert Lantz
As Self
Lone Koppel
As Self

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In the midst of World War II, a talented German-Jewish actor and director was forced to create a propaganda film for the Nazi regime. Against his will, he wrote and directed a movie that would serve as a tool for the oppressors, all while being held captive in a concentration camp. The film tells the true story of Kurt Gerron's struggle between his artistic integrity and his need to survive in the face of unimaginable horrors.

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