Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD ; NTSC; region 1; anamophic widescreen. |
Language |
Closed-captioned. |
Note |
Originally broadcast in 2008 on BBC2 in the UK and on the PBS television program Masterpiece in the US. |
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"Masterpiece contemporary." |
Credits |
Director of photography, Wojciech Szepel ; editors, Andrew McClelland, Eoin McGuirk ; music, Nick Green, Tristin Norwell. |
Cast |
Anthony Sher, Stellan Skarsgard, Stephen Dillane, Dominic Cooper, Eddie Marsan, Rupert Graves, Jack Shepherd. |
Summary |
Following the harrowing ritual of selection for death or hard labor, a group of new inmates unsure of their appointed fates begins asking how God could allow for so much suffering. Impulsively, the men decide to put God on trial for abandoning His chosen people. |
Subject |
Jewish men -- Poland -- Oswiecim -- Drama.
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God (Judaism) -- Righteousness -- Drama.
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Mock trials -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities -- Poland -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Historical television programs.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Rodgers, Jemma.
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Cottrell Boyce, Frank.
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De Emmony, Andy.
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Sher, Anthony, 1949-2021.
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Skarsgard, Stellan.
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Marsan, Eddie.
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Shepherd, Jack, 1940-
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Cooper, Dominic, 1978-
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Dillane, Stephen, 1956-
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Graves, Rupert, 1963-
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BBC Scotland.
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Hat Trick Productions.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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Added Title |
Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
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ISBN |
9781593758424 |
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1593758421 |
Music No. |
WG42659 WGBH Boston Video |
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