The rape of Europa /

Imagine the world without our masterpieces. Interviews with eyewitnesses and historians and newsreel footage show how during World War II the Nazis systematically took or destroyed the art of Europe. It follows the the heroic Europeans who first hid, and then set out to find and return what had been...

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Corporate Authors:	Actual Films, Agon Arts & Entertainment, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Menemsha Films
Other Authors:	Berge, Richard (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Newnham, Nicole (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Cohen, Bonni (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Shenk, Jon (Producer), Edsel, Robert M. (Producer), Allen, Joan, 1956- (Narrator), Nicholas, Lynn H.
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English German Polish French Russian Italian
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned. In English, German, Polish, French, Russian, and Italian with English subtitles.
Published:	[Venice, Calif.] : Menemsha Films, [2008]
Subjects:	Art thefts > Europe > History > 20th century. Art treasures in war > Europe > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Art and the war. National socialism and art. World War, 1939-1945 > Reparations. Allied Forces. > Supreme Headquarters. > Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section. Documentary films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	Imagine the world without our masterpieces. Interviews with eyewitnesses and historians and newsreel footage show how during World War II the Nazis systematically took or destroyed the art of Europe. It follows the the heroic Europeans who first hid, and then set out to find and return what had been taken, with the help of the Allied forces "Monuments Men". It is work that continues to this day.
Item Description:	Based on the book by Lynn H. Nicholas. Originally produced in 2006, released in 2007. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; widescreen.
Audience:	Not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Jon Shenk ; editor, Josh Peterson ; music composer, Marco d'Ambrosio, narrator, Joan Allen ; for Actual: Jon Shenk, producer.