Out of the Ashes (2003)

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This powerful, politically charged cable TV movie was based on the memoirs of Hungarian gynecologist and Holocaust survivor Gisella Perl. Having spent the WWII years in charge of the woman's infirmary at Auschwitz, Perl (played by Christine Lahti) hopes to leave her living nightmare behind when the… More This powerful, politically charged cable TV movie was based on the memoirs of Hungarian gynecologist and Holocaust survivor Gisella Perl. Having spent the WWII years in charge of the woman's infirmary at Auschwitz, Perl (played by Christine Lahti) hopes to leave her living nightmare behind when the Allies liberate Europe. But when she applies for American citizenship in 1946, she is hauled into military court to explain the extent to which she "collaborated" with the Nazis during the war. The U.S. officials are especially disturbed by the number of illegal abortions Perl performed at Auschwitz without her superiors' knowledge. But as Perl struggles to explain to her relentless interrogators (the explanation taking the form of extended flashbacks), she terminated the lives of the unborn to save thousands of pregnant women from the Nazi gas chambers. Filmed on location in Canada, the U.K., and Lithuania, Out of the Ashes made its Showtime network debut on April 13, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 53 min.
Directed By: Joseph Sargent
Written By: Anne Meredith
Genres: Drama, Television

In Theaters: Apr 13, 2003 Wide
On DVD: Apr 20, 2004

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Cast

            Christine Lahti as Gisella Perl

            Beau Bridges as Herman Prenitss

            Richard Crenna as Jake Smith

            Bruce Davison as Peter Schuman

            Jonathan Cake as Dr. Mengele

            Zoie Palmer as Didi Goldstein

            Jolyon Baker as Frederick Krauss

            Jessica Beitchman as Marta Weiss

            Oliver Cotton as Moshe Perl

            Michelle Fine as Fanny Perl

            Maria Ricossa as Esther Jacob

            Ingrid Veninger as Zozia

            Emma Wellbelove as Young Gisella

            Nina Young as Irma Griese

            Vytautas Rumsas as David Perl

            Inga Tuminiene as Cilla Perl

            Adrija Cepaite-Palsauskiene as Rose Perl

            Inga Maskarina as Helen Perl

            Nola Augustson as Sarah Goldstein

            Alan Jordan as Issac Goldstein

            Judah Katz as Dr. Jonas Ruben

            Monika Biciunaite as Dr. Ruth Stern

            Kilimciauskaite as Katya Weiss

            Kristina Mauruseviciute as Leitu

            Getter Kosolov as Young Cilla Perl

            Aurelija Pasmuntaite as Young Rose Perl

            Joonas Suokko as Young David Perl

            Elena Stonciute as Young Helen Perl
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