Nicole Kidman, Simon Wiesenthal

This documentary describes the life and legacy of the famous Nazi-hunter and humanist Simon Wiesenthal, who died in 2005. A secular Jew born in the Ukraine, Wiesenthal survived the Holocaust but lost ...( read more  read more... )89 members of his own and his wife's family in the concentration camps. He dedicated more than six decades of his life to tracking down Nazi war criminals. An architect by trade, he never practiced this profession after the war. Not only did Wiesenthal succeed in contributing to the prosecution of 1,100 war criminals, he was also one of the first to draw public attention to the camps that held gypsies, homosexuals and many others who suffered under Nazi rule.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Richard Trank

Release Date: May 23, 2007

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DVD Release Date: September 11, 2007

 

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  • August 22, 2009
    Simply amazing... I am speechless!
  • July 11, 2009
    I knew the basics of Simon's life and have always been interesed in him. This documentary is more of a biography of his life combined with his work as a nazi hunter. It is extremely moving and certainly shocking to witness what he and other survivors went through during the war. ...( read more)Mr. Wiesenthal who refused to be looked at as a victim or a hero but instead simply as a survivor. I am grateful for his life and work.
  • April 6, 2008
    i hav nothing 2 watch 1 nite so i decided 2 drive 50 mins outta town 2 c this... and it was amazing wat this man went through and wat he did was nofin short of a miracle
  • August 15, 2007
    cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
  • June 27, 2007
    Every now and again, you come across a film that is practically beyond reproach, as the mere telling of the subject is so vital it almost doesn't matter how it's put across. Simon Wiesenthal is a real-life figure, a Holocaust survivor whose life has been dramatized in at least th...( read more)ree major films (once even by Ben Kingsley). But what separates Simon Wiesenthal from so many other survivors is that he spent the remaining 50-some-odd years of his life hunting down and bringing to justice the Nazi war criminals who had fled Germany after the fall of Hitler's Third Reich. We should be thankful that this documentary exists to tell, as title explains, of the life and legacy of this great man, whose modest prohibited him, even in very old age, from accepting the description of "hero," even if that is perhaps the most apt term for what Mr. Wiesenthal was and is. So we can forgive Nicole Kidman's stenotorian, PBS-style voiceover, the persistent and overbearing music that scores the archival footage, and the musty library-room editing. The production is so-so, but the story it tells is fascinating and absolutely essential.
  • June 27, 2007
    Nicole Kidman is an great actress!!!
  • June 2, 2007
    Schindler's List is a favorite movie...this may be right up the same alley
  • May 24, 2007
    i did a whole project on this guy, this has to be good
  • May 23, 2007
    will probably be to sad for me.
  • May 20, 2007
    i hate docs. theyre really creepy.

Critic Reviews


May 18, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

At times one clamors for a slightly more creative, probing investigation of the consuming forces that drove Wiesenthal. full review

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