Czech Republic / Germany / Netherlands,
1999, 70 min
Directed by:
Ilona ZiokCast:
Ben Becker, Ivan Frič, Kurt Gerron, Ursula Ofner, Camilla Spira, Christoph Israel, Willy SommerfeldPlots(1)
A musical documentary film which depicts the talents and achievements of a man who lived - and died - for show business. It’s a fascinating and moving tribute to one of the great forgotten showmen of our time, Kurt Gerron. Being a Jewish, he was imprisoned in Terezin concentration camp by the Nazis and finally killed y Auschwitz. (Huesca International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Ben Becker
West Germany
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Comedian Harmonists (1997)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Never Look Away (2018)
Ivan Frič
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
If a Thousand Clarinets (1964)
Kurt Gerron
German Empire
Best movies:
Fair People (1930)
White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
Jealousy (1925)
Camilla Spira
German Empire
Best movies:
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Roses for the Prosecutor (1959)
The Devil's General (1955)
Christoph Israel
West Germany
Willy Sommerfeld
German Empire