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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301670111
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301670116
Label: Turner Home Ent
Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Turner Home Ent
Release Date: November 11, 1998
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 3108
Studio: Turner Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: January 08, 1990
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - compassion trumps justice
the story is based on Simon Wiesenthal the "Nazi Hunter" and a couple who survived the Holocaust. This rare example of how the human heart can effect the scale of justice is a lesson worth learning. The movie demonstrates that to punish the guilty, one might have to choose to punish the innocent even more. This is the "catch 22" Mr. Wiesenthal finds himself. See for yourself how difficult it was for all concerned and what would you have done, if you had to make this life changing choice. Must see ... Read More
Rating: - Luminous performances by Williams and Krige
This is a marvelous movie, which tells the story of star-crossed lovers who are separated during the Holocaust. It movingly depicts the initial innocence of Polish Jews, who were caught up in the terror of the Nazi juggernaut, as they experience the horrors that ensue.
The love of Max and Helen is tested by the horrors of the war and its cruel aftermath. When they are eventually reunited, it is almost unbearable to watch their wonder at finding each other alive. And it is a testament ... Read More
Rating: - Made for TV... But worth watching
Although made for cable television, I found this movie well written, superbly acted, and very enticing. A love story that spans several decades, the video does a good job of using flashbacks to tell the story and grab your attention; and then never lets it go. It proves that even under the most horrific of conditions, love can survive! And also reminds you that some times knowing the truth doesn't mean you have to tell the whole world the truth!
Rating: - When the truth is better left unsaid...
This is a film about the tragedy of war, and how hope and redemption can be born from the ashes of shattered lives. Simon Wiesenthal has never given up his hunt for the perpetrators of the Holocaust but out of compassion for three victims he allowed one Nazi to escape justice. This is a story about two young lovers who are torn apart by the Second World War. Max is studying to be a Doctor; Helen is the woman he hopes to marry. Both are Jewish and both are about to end up in a brutal Concentration ... Read More
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