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The story of a village in France, Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, that took in and sheltered 5000 Jews from Nazis, as told by Jewish filmmaker, Sauvage, who was himself born and protected in that defiantly peaceful community.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Chambon Foundation, Pierre Sauvage Productions
Other Authors: Sauvage, Pierre (Producer, Screenwriter, Director, Narrator), Moyers, Bill D. (Interviewer), Dahan, Yves, Harrison, Matthew (Film editor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:In English and French with English subtitles.
Published: Los Angeles : [Friends of Le Chambon Foundation], [2007]
Subjects:
Jews > France > Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Jewish.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue.
France > History > German occupation, 1940-1945.
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon (France) > Ethnic relations.
Jews > Persecutions > France > Le Chambon-sur-Lignon.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:The story of a village in France, Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, that took in and sheltered 5000 Jews from Nazis, as told by Jewish filmmaker, Sauvage, who was himself born and protected in that defiantly peaceful community.
Item Description:Original motion picture issued in 1986.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Yves Dahan ; edited by Matthew Harrison ; Bill Moyers' interview directed by Betsy McCarthey.