Prisoner of Paradise

Prisoner of Paradise
2003
★★★☆☆ 6.3/10
⏱️ 96 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
The film tells the true story of Kurt Gerron, a German-Jewish cabaret and film actor in the 1920s and 1930s who was sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp where he was commanded to write and direct a Nazi propaganda film.

Cast

Ian Holm
Ian Holm
Narrator (voice)
Robert Lantz
Robert Lantz
Self
Eleonore Hertzberg
Eleonore Hertzberg
Self
Lone Koppel
Lone Koppel
Self
Renée Saint-Cyr
Renée Saint-Cyr
Self
Kurt Gerron
Kurt Gerron
Self (archival footage)

Crew

Director
Malcolm Clarke, Stuart Sender
Writer
Malcolm Clarke
Producer
Malcolm Clarke, Jake Eberts, Stuart Sender

Production

Media Verite, Café Productions, BBC, History Television, PBS, U5 Filmproduktion