| Description |
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, all regions; NTSC, [widescreen] |
| Performer |
Narrator, Garrison Keillor. |
| Credits |
Written, directed and produced by Karen Cantor and Camilla Kjærulff ; directors of photography and sound, Jesper Bæck Sørensen, Viebeke Winding ; editor, Andres Refen ; music, Harold Stephàn ; lead historical advisor, Therkel Stræde. |
| Summary |
When the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark the plan was averted and over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. Examines how and why the Jews, helped by a massive citizen-driven action, escaped the Nazi's blueprint for their extermination. |
| Awards |
Redemptive Storyteller Award, Redemptive film festival, 2007; Cine Golden Eagle Award, 2004; Directors Choice, Lenore Marwil, Detroit Jewish Film Festival, 2004; Documentary film category Audience Award, Washington DC Jewish Film Festival, 2003. |
| Language |
In English and Danish; subtitles in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Denmark.
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Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Denmark -- Interviews.
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Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Denmark.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Denmark.
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| Added Author |
Cantor, Karen.
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Kjærulff, Camilia.
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Bæck Sørensen, Jesper.
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Winding, Viebeke.
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Stephan, Harold.
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Keillor, Garrison.
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Stræde, Therkel.
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Singing Wolf Documentaries.
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Garden Thieves Pictures.
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: Rescue of the Jews in Denmark |
| ISBN |
9780981914954 |
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0981914950 |
| Standard No. |
634479997419 |
| Music No. |
TDS1943 Garden Thieves Pictures |
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