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The Nazi Officer's Wife

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The Nazi Officer's Wife
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NR,1hr 40min
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June 13, 2003
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Seventh Art Releasing
Synopsis: Filmmaker Liz Garbus (The Farm: Angola, USA) documents the extraordinary story of Edith Hahn in The Nazi Officer's Wife. Using old newsreel footage, personal photos, and interviews with Hahn, her daughter Angela, and various acquaintances, with narration by Susan Sarandon and Julia Ormond (who reads excerpts from Hahn's autobiography), the film explores how Hahn, a Jewish woman living in Vienna during the Nazi takeover of Austria, survived. The film begins the tale with Hahn's childhood, including ... Full Synopsis
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Packed with revelations and withheld information that comes to life; it is like an old movie castle full of false fireplaces and trap doors. Full Review
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74
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Edith Hahn Beer
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