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| Nominated for best documentary at the 2003 Academy Awards. A Jewish director, ordered to make a propaganda film for the Nazis. . . PRISONER OF PARADISE is the startling true story of Kurt Gerron, a well-known and beloved German-Jewish actor, director and cabaret star in Berlin in the 1920’s and ‘30’s. Among his greatest accomplishments Gerron co-starred with the legendary Marlene Dietrich in the film classic, The Blue Angel. Gerron also sang “Mack The Knife” in the original production of Threepenny Opera. Ultimately, Kurt Gerron is captured and sent to a concentration camp, where he is ordered to write and direct a pro-Nazi propaganda film. Shot on location in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and Prague by a team of filmmakers who have won Academy and Emmy Awards, PRISONER OF PARADISE follows Kurt Gerron’s career and remarkable odyssey, offering a unique perspective on this extraordinary period. PRISONER OF PARADISE is produced and directed by two-time Academy Award Winner Malcolm Clarke and Emmy Award Winner Stuart Sender and written by Malcolm Clarke with narration by Ian Holm. |
