Liberation: May 8 9AM 1945

United States, 1994

Film
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This video explores the Allied campaign to liberate Europe and Hitler’s genocidal war against the Jews. It combines film footage, music, radio broadcasts and interviews. It uses 1942, (a time when Hitler was still at the heights of his power) as a starting point, and ends at V-E Day. Narrated by Ben Kinglsey, Miriam Margolyes, Patrick Stewart, Jean Boht and Whoopi Goldberg.

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Credits

director

Arnold Schwartzman

co-producer

Arnold Schwartzman

Marvin Hier

production company

Moriah Films

Simon Wiesenthal Centre

Duration

01:40:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1994

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