8.0Kurt Gerrons Karussell · 1999
Kurt Gerrons Karussell (1999) is a Documentary film directed by Ilona Ziok, starring Ben Becker, Bente Kahan, Ute Lemper.
Documentary
8.0Overview
This documentary tells the story of an unusual victim of the Nazi holocaust -- Kurt Gerron, a German film actor and cabaret star. During World War II, Gerron went from being a leading light of the German entertainment community (he made over 70 films and sang "Mack the Knife" in the first performance of The Three-Penny Opera) to a prisoner directing a propaganda film for the Nazis about a makeshift club at Theresienstadt, which was described as a "concentration camp for celebrities." Gerron was eventually executed at Auschwitz. Director Ilona Ziok combines archival footage of Gerron with interviews of peers and survivors who describe how Gerron tragically believed his gifts as an entertainer would save his life -- and how he enthusiastically kept performing right up to his death.
Cast
Ben Becker, Bente Kahan, Ute Lemper, Renée Saint-Cyr
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What is "Kurt Gerrons Karussell" about?
This documentary tells the story of an unusual victim of the Nazi holocaust -- Kurt Gerron, a German film actor and cabaret star. During World War II, Gerron went from being a leading light of the German entertainment community (he made over 70 films and sang "Mack the Knife" in the first performance of The Three-Penny Opera) to a prisoner directing a propaganda film for the Nazis about a makeshift club at Theresienstadt, which was described as a "concentration camp for celebrities." Gerron was eventually executed at Auschwitz. Director Ilona Ziok combines archival footage of Gerron with interviews of peers and survivors who describe how Gerron tragically believed his gifts as an entertainer would save his life -- and how he enthusiastically kept performing right up to his death.
When was "Kurt Gerrons Karussell" released?
Kurt Gerrons Karussell was released in 1999.
Who stars in "Kurt Gerrons Karussell"?
The cast includes Ben Becker, Bente Kahan, Ute Lemper, Renée Saint-Cyr.
