DVD
Prisoner of paradise
Edition
Widescreen version.
Performers
Narrated by Ian Holm.
Publication Information
[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, CA : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2005.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
This is the startling true story of Kurt Gerron, a beloved German-Jewish actor, director and cabaret star in Berlin in the 1920's and '30's. He was captured and sent to a concentration camp where he was ordered to write and direct a pro-Nazi propaganda film. The documentary follows Gerron's career and remarkable odyssey, offering a unique perspective on this extraordinary period.
Notes
DVD format ; Dolby digital.
Videodisc release of the 2003 documentary film.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Not rated.
Features footage not seen in PBS broadcast.