Prisoner of Paradise 21 years old

The startling true story of a Jewish director ordered to make a propaganda film for the Nazis.

Prisoner of Paradise

The film tells the true story of Kurt Gerron, a German-Jewish cabaret and film actor in the 1920s and 1930s who was sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp where he was commanded to write and direct a Nazi propaganda film.

Credits

Prisoner of Paradise Cast

Name Character
Ian Holm He was 71, now 93 years old as Narrator (voice)
Renée Saint-Cyr She was 98, 99 years old when she died
Robert Lantz

Prisoner of Paradise Crew

Name Department
Stuart Sender as Director. He was 2 (now 24) years old Directing
Malcolm Clarke (film maker) as Director. Directing
Malcolm Clarke (film maker) as Writer. Writing
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Prisoner of Paradise (21 years)

The startling true story of a Jewish director ordered to make a propaganda film for the Nazis.

  • Release day: Friday, March 07, 2003
  • Runtime: 96 minutes