Taking sides : der Fall Furtwängler /
After Hitler took over power in 1933, many Jewish artists were forced to leave Germany. Wilhelm Furtwängler chose to stay. Though never a member of the party, he was a recipient of honors associated with party membership. However, the conductor often used his position and contacts to save hundreds o...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New Yorker Video,
[2004]
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| Summary: | After Hitler took over power in 1933, many Jewish artists were forced to leave Germany. Wilhelm Furtwängler chose to stay. Though never a member of the party, he was a recipient of honors associated with party membership. However, the conductor often used his position and contacts to save hundreds of Jewish musicians from concentration camps. When U.S. Major Steve Arnold is tasked with the pre-trial investigations, his aim is to prove that the conductor's genius contributed to the Nazi propaganda, while Furtwängler insisted he stayed to bring comfort to the German people with his music. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Based upon the play by Ronald Harwood. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Lajos Koltai ; editor, Sylvie Landra ; costume designer, Györgyi Szakács ; production designer, Ken Adams. |
| ISBN: | 1567303439 9781567303438 |