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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Plot: Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The questions it raises go right the very nature of how film functions in our culture, and while hardly exhaustive, Anker’s film makes for a good, thought provoking starting point
Release Date: Thursday, January 1 2004
21 years ago
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Portrait of Gene HackmanGene Hackman. Gene Hackman was 73 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 30 1930 –
Died: Mon, Feb 17 2025
Portrait of Norma BarzmanNorma Barzman. Norma Barzman was 83 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 15 1920 –
Died: Sun, Dec 17 2023
Portrait of Michael BerenbaumMichael Berenbaum. Michael Berenbaum was >> in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Robert ClaryRobert Clary. Robert Clary was 77 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 01 1926 –
Died: Wed, Nov 16 2022
Portrait of Dan CurtisDan Curtis. Dan Curtis was 76 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 12 1927 –
Died: Mon, Mar 27 2006
Portrait of Ralph EdwardsRalph Edwards. Ralph Edwards was 90 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 13 1913 –
Died: Wed, Nov 16 2005
Portrait of Ralph FiennesRalph Fiennes. Ralph Fiennes was 41 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 22 1962
Portrait of Stanley FrazenStanley Frazen. Stanley Frazen was 84 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1919 –
Died: Sun, Jan 23 2011
Portrait of Ben KingsleyBen Kingsley. Ben Kingsley was 60 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 31 1943
Portrait of Sidney LumetSidney Lumet. Sidney Lumet was 79 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 25 1924 –
Died: Sat, Apr 09 2011
Portrait of Branko LustigBranko Lustig. Branko Lustig was 71 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 10 1932 –
Died: Thu, Nov 14 2019
Portrait of Abby MannAbby Mann. Abby Mann was 76 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 01 1927 –
Died: Tue, Mar 25 2008
Portrait of Vincent ShermanVincent Sherman. Vincent Sherman was 97 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 16 1906 –
Died: Sun, Jun 18 2006
Portrait of Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg. Steven Spielberg was 57 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 18 1946
Portrait of Martin StargerMartin Starger. Martin Starger was 71 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, May 08 1932 –
Died: Fri, May 31 2024
Portrait of Rod SteigerRod Steiger. Rod Steiger would have been no older than 77 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 14 1925 –
Died: Tue, Jul 09 2002
Portrait of George Stevens Jr.George Stevens Jr.. George Stevens Jr. was 71 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 03 1932
Portrait of Malvin WaldMalvin Wald. Malvin Wald was >> in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Thu, Mar 06 2008
Portrait of Harry M. WarnerHarry M. Warner. Harry M. Warner was >> in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fritz WeaverFritz Weaver. Fritz Weaver was 77 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 19 1926 –
Died: Sat, Nov 26 2016
Portrait of Gene ReynoldsGene Reynolds. Gene Reynolds was 80 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 04 1923 –
Died: Mon, Feb 03 2020

Crew

Portrait of Daniel AnkerDaniel Anker. Daniel Anker was >> in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Producer, Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nancy SchreiberNancy Schreiber. Nancy Schreiber was 54 in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 27 1949
Portrait of Tom HurwitzTom Hurwitz. Tom Hurwitz was >> in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bruce ShawBruce Shaw. Bruce Shaw was >> in Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday