Claude Lanzmann's nine hour French documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses, including several survivors as well as several ex-Nazis. The recollections of those directly involved demonstrate all to well that itcan happen anywhere at any time.
Directed by Jewish-Canadian David Cronenberg, this films stars Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, and Ron Silver. It is a darkly humorous adaptation of Alan Dershowitz's book about his successful legal appeal of Claus von Bulow's conviction for the attempted muder of his wife, Martha "Sunny" von Bulow. The film concentrates on the preparatory work that Dershwitz and his students did as they attempt to disprove the prosecution's case and achieve the reversal of fortune of title.
This musical star Al Jolson as the son of a Jewish Cantor who must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer. The film was remade in 1980 with Neil Diamond in the lead to somewhat less acclaim.
Directed by Barry Levinson and starring Warren Beatty and Annette Benning, Bugsby tells the story of underworld legend Bugsy Siegal, a Jewish mobster who was one of the most feared gagsters of his day. The film depicts Siegal's role in the development of the city of Los Vegas in the 1940s.
