Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

• Director: Brian Gibson
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: War Drama, Biopic
• Themes: Obsessive Quests, Crimes Against Humanity
• Main Cast: Louisa Haigh, Ben Kingsley
• Release Year: 1989
• Country: US
• Run Time: 157 minutes

Plot

Ben Kingsley stars as Simon Weisenthal, an Austrian Jew who is interred in the Malthausen concentration camp during World War II. When the camp is liberated, it is Weisenthal's eyewitness testimony, coupled with sketches that he's made of the many Nazi atrocities, that leads to the capture of Malthausen's escaped commandants. Weisenthal goes on to join the American War Crimes unit, collecting evidence for the Nuremberg trials. Eventually he dedicates his life to tracking down Nazi war criminals, at great personal cost to himself and his wife (Renee Soutendjik). His most daunting task is to convince his daughter (Louisa Haigh) that he is pursuing justice, not vengeance. Made for HBO, Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story premiered April 22, 1989. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Louisa Haigh - Paulina; Ben Kingsley - Simon Wiesenthal; Craig T. Nelson - Maj. Bill Harcourt; Jack Shepherd - Brodi; Renée Soutendijk - Cyla; Paul Freeman; Henry Goodman - Josek

Credit

Brian Gibson - Director, Eva Gardos - Editor, Chris Wimble - Editor, Bill Conti - Composer (Music Score), Elemer Ragalyi - Cinematographer

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