Prisoner of Paradise (2002)
The startling true story of Kurt Gerron, a well known and beloved German-Jewish actor, director and cabaret star who was captured and sent to a concentration camp, where he was ordered to write and direct a pro-Nazi propaganda film. This documentary follows Gerron's career and remarkable odyssey, offering a unique prospective on this extraordinary period. (Menemsha Films)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender
Written By: Malcolm Clarke
Starring: Peter Lorre, Ian Holm, Renée Saint-Cyr, Kurt Gerron, Maurice Rossel
Genre: Documentary
Country: Canada, Germany, UK, USA
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Prisoner of Paradise belongs to 5 collections
1. Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen (collaborative: moderated by katsuben - 12 stars)
2. Holocaust (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny - 7 stars)
3. Oscar Nomination: Best Documentary, Feature (collaborative: moderated by sengir - 4 stars)
4. Directed collaboratively (collaborative: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
5. Documentaries about Nazism (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
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| Dec 20, 2006 |  |
MartinTeller | 80 66th |
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This is a very good film, though not exactly ground-breaking. Things are kept interesting through the usual balanced mixture of interviews, stock footage, stills, current locations, and recreations. Ian Holm does a fine job with the narration, too. I wasn't familiar with Theresienstadt before, so that was enlightening.
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| Sep 30, 2021 | flipperrbm | 6 66th |
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| Apr 10, 2021 |  |
cascade | 63 51st |
| Mar 18, 2016 | rootbeercirc | 90 95th |
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| Jul 13, 2015 |  |
auhasarderik | 7 61st |
| Aug 06, 2011 |  |
Meta Critic | 70 74th |
| May 05, 2009 |  |
imdb | 79 93rd |
| Mar 09, 2009 | corruptelite | 70 66th |
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| Dec 24, 2008 |  |
sengir | 80 65th |
| Mar 18, 2008 | RNG | 35 35th |
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| Feb 03, 2008 |  |
Stain | 60 47th |
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Should have been much more compelling, but this is hardly the first documentary about the Holocaust. Hell, it's not even the first about Kurt Gerron
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| Aug 14, 2007 | dissent | 50 35th |
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| Average Percentile 63.38% from 12 Ratings |  |