Taking sides [videorecording] / MBP, Maecenas Film, Paladin Production, Studio Babelsberg present a Little Bear production of an István Szabó film in association with Jeremy Isaacs Productions ... France 2 Cinema, with the participation of Canal+ ... ; produced by Yves Pasquier ; script, Ronald Harwood ; directed by István Szabó.

1567303420

New York, NY : New Yorker Video, [2004], c2001.

1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.

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 receipient 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.

Images / Video & Film

English

October 16, 2006

Director of photography, Lajor Koltai ; editor, Sylvie Landra ; costume designer, Györguy Szakács ; production designer, Ken Adams.

Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgård, Moritz Bleibtreu, Birgit Minichmayr, Ulrich Tukur, Hans Zischler, Armin Rohde, Augush Zirner, Thomas Thieme.

VHS, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital, DTS.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

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