Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

*Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story*
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Genre	Biography; Drama; War
Written by	Abby Mann; Robin Vote; Ron Hutchinson
Directed by	Brian Gibson
Starring	Ben Kingsley; Renée Soutendijk; Craig T. Nelson; Anton Lesser; Jack Shepherd; Paul Freeman
Theme music composer	Bill Conti
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Graham Benson; David R. Ginsburg
Producers	Bob Cooper; John Kemeny; Abby Mann
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi
Editors	Éva Gárdos; Randy Kumano; Chris Wimble
Running time	160 minutes
Production companies	Citadel Entertainment; HBO Pictures
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	April 23, 1989

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story is a 1989 American biographical film directed by Brian Gibson and written by Abby Mann, Robin Vote and Ron Hutchinson. The film stars Ben Kingsley, Renée Soutendijk, Craig T. Nelson, Anton Lesser, Jack Shepherd and Paul Freeman. The film premiered on HBO on April 23, 1989.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

The film is based on Wiesenthal's book of the same name that was published in 1967.

As Austrian Jews living in Ukraine at the beginning of World War II, Simon Wiesenthal and his family are captured by Nazis and sent to live in a series of prison camps, where Wiesenthal cheats death several times. When he is liberated from Mauthausen in 1945, Wiesenthal provides vital information to the Americans in the Nuremberg War Trials and dedicates his life to hunting down Nazi war criminals, even though doing so comes at a cost to his family.

Awards and nominations

41st Primetime Emmy Awards, Los Angeles: Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special, 1989
CableACE Award: Best Movie or Miniseries, 1990
Funke Mediengruppe, Germany: Golden Camera Award for Best International Actor, Ben Kingsley, 1990
5th TCA Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Program of the Year, 1989
CableACE Award: Nominee: Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries, Renée Soutendijk 1990
CableACE Award: Nominee: Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, Ben Kingsley, 1990
41st Primetime Emmy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special, 1989
41st Primetime Emmy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, Ben Kingsley, 1989
47th Golden Globe Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, Ben Kinglsey, 1990

Cast

Ben Kingsley as Simon Wiesenthal
Renée Soutendijk as Cyla
Craig T. Nelson as Major Bill Harcourt
Anton Lesser as Karl
Jack Shepherd as Brodi
Paul Freeman as Josef
David Threlfall as Alex
Louisa Milwood-Haigh as Paulina
Robert Morelli as Reed
Sándor Téri as Hauptmann

References

^ "Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Murderers-Among-Us-The-Simon-Wiesenthal-Story - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "New York Magazine - Google Books". 24 April 1989. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "MURDERERS AMONG US: THE SIMON WIESENTHAL STORY". Television Academy. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

Music

Composer by Bill Conti
Music by Harry Rabin

External links

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story at IMDb

MUSIC

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[1] "Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[2] Hal Erickson (2015). "Murderers-Among-Us-The-Simon-Wiesenthal-Story - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[3] "New York Magazine - Google Books". 24 April 1989. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[4] "MURDERERS AMONG US: THE SIMON WIESENTHAL STORY". Television Academy. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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