Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Biography,Drama,War,Nazi
A biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Concentration Camp, the film follows his liberation and his rise to become one of the leading Nazi hunters in the world, bringing such criminals to justice as Adolf Eichmann and Klaus Barbee. (Written by Anthony Hughes)
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
April 22, 1989
Popularity
1
Director
Brian Gibson
Writer
Ron Hutchinson
Writer
Robin Vote
Producer
Graham Benson
Producer
Bob Cooper
Where to Watch
Cast
Ben Kingsley
Simon Wiesenthal
Craig T. Nelson
Major Bill Harcourt
David Threlfall
Alex
Paul Freeman
Josef
Jack Shepherd
Brodi
Anton Lesser
Karl/Stein
Christopher Rozycki
Mischa
Renée Soutendijk
Cyla Wiesenthal
Louisa Milwood-Haigh
Paulina
Robert Morelli
Reed
Sándor Téri
Hauptmann
Murray Ewan
Fischbach
Eva Zilcher
Rose
Ferenc Némethy
Herschel
András Márton
Pavel
István Jeney
Waltke
Philip Franks
Maertz
Henry Goodman
Josek
Dózsa László
Heinen
András Surányi
Rabbi
Reviews
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Anyone with even a bare modicum of interest in the history of the 20th Century, and the holocaust, will be aware of Simon Wiesenthal. I watched this movie when it was first shown on television and was deeply touched by it and the story it tells. Ben Kingsley is, as always, absolutely magnificent. I have never understood why it has not (to my knowledge) been repeated or why I have been unable to find it on video or DVD. The film portrays Wiesenthals experiences in a matter-of-fact, non-sensationalised and yet sympathetic way and succeeds in giving a glimpse of the moral and ethical difficulties he faced in coming to terms with what was happening around him. The 'Sunflowers' sequence is especially poignant in this regard, as is his meeting with the mother of a dead SS man after the war. I recommend it highly. (Review by Jim Ferran)
