Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story | |
---|---|
Genre | Biography Drama War |
Written by | Abby Mann Robin Vote Ron Hutchinson |
Directed by | Brian Gibson |
Starring | Ben Kingsley Renée Soutendijk Craig T. Nelson Anton Lesser Jack Shepherd Paul Freeman |
Theme music composer | Bill Conti |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Graham Benson David R. Ginsburg |
Producers | Bob Cooper John Kemeny Abby Mann |
Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
Editors | Éva Gárdos Randy Kumano Chris Wimble |
Running time | 160 minutes |
Production companies | Citadel Entertainment HBO Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release |
|
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story is a 1989 American drama film directed by Brian Gibson and written by Abby Mann, Robin Vote and Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Renée Soutendijk, Craig T. Nelson, Anton Lesser, Jack Shepherd and Paul Freeman. The film premiered on HBO on April 23, 1989.[1][2][3]
Plot
As Austrian Jews living in Ukraine at the beginning of World War II, Simon Wiesenthal, and his family are captured by Nazis and sent to live in a series of prison camps, where Wiesenthal cheats death several times. When he is liberated from Mauthausen in 1945, Wiesenthal provides vital information to the Americans in the Nuremberg War Trials and dedicates his life to hunting down Nazi war criminals, even though doing so comes at a cost to his family.
Cast
- Ben Kingsley as Simon Wiesenthal
- Renée Soutendijk as Cyla
- Craig T. Nelson as Major Bill Harcourt
- Anton Lesser as Karl
- Jack Shepherd as Brodi
- Paul Freeman as Josef
- David Threlfall as Alex
- Louisa Milwood-Haigh as Paulina
- Robert Morelli as Reed
- Sándor Téri as Hauptmann
References
- ^ "Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "Murderers-Among-Us-The-Simon-Wiesenthal-Story - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. 1989-04-22. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ^ "New York Magazine - Google Books". Books.google.com. 1989-04-24. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
External links
- 1989 television films
- American films
- English-language films
- American drama films
- 1980s drama films
- HBO Films films
- Films directed by Brian Gibson
- Simon Wiesenthal
- Films produced by John Kemeny
- Television programmes produced by Television South (TVS)
- English-language television programs
- American drama television film stubs