Out of the Ashes (TV 2003)

Based on a true story, this heart-wrenching film follows the journey of Gisella Perl (Christine Lahti), a Jewish-Hungarian doctor who manages to... Based on a true story, this ... See full summary »

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

Gisella Perl (book), Anne Meredith (teleplay)

Stars:

Christine Lahti, Bruce Davison, Jonathan Cake

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christine Lahti	...	Gisella Perl
Bruce Davison	...	Peter Schuman
Jonathan Cake	...	Dr. Mengele
Jolyon Baker	...	Frederick Krauss
Jessica Beitchman	...	Marta Weiss
Oliver Cotton	...	Moshe Perl
Michelle Fine	...	Fanny Perl
Zoie Palmer	...	Didi Goldstein
Maria Ricossa	...	Esther Jacob
Ingrid Veninger	...	Zozia
Emma Wellbelove	...	Young Gisella
Nina Young	...	Irma Griese
Richard Crenna	...	Jake Smith
Beau Bridges	...	Herman Prentiss
Vytautas Rumsas	...	David Perl

Storyline

Based on a true story, this heart-wrenching film follows the journey of Gisella Perl (Christine Lahti), a Jewish-Hungarian doctor who manages to... Based on a true story, this heart-wrenching film follows the journey of Gisella Perl (Christine Lahti), a Jewish-Hungarian doctor who manages to survive Auschwitz. Decades later, she's applying for U.S. citizenship when she becomes accused of colluding with the Nazis. Her judge and jury are three INS investigators (played by Bruce Davison, Richard Crenna and Beau Bridges) who must decide her fate

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | auschwitz | holocaust survivor | 1940s | starvation | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/cruelty and some nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gisella Perl

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ardent Productions, Contenders Only, Cypress Point Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Crenna's final acting project.

User Reviews

A moving account of a female Doctor being held ina WW II concentration camp.

Jessica Beitchman as Marta Weiss was the most captivating character of this piece. Considering the company she's keeping in the movie (Christine Lahti, Beau Bridges, Richard Crenna) that is an incredible accomplishment. The movie was a touching yet horrifying account of a female Doctor in a WW II concentration camp. In it, Doctor Gisella Perl (Christine Lahti) helps Marta Weiss (Jessica Beitchman) while imprisoned together in Auschwitz and the two are reunited once again in America. When the American authorities suspect the good Doctor of voluntarily participating in experiments conducted by the "Angel of Death" Dr Josef Minghela, Perl must now rely on the testimony provided by young Marta Weiss to help free her in the land she came to be free in, America. It is the extraordinary tale of the holocaust survivors that came to the USA after enduring the unimaginable while trapped in Nazi occupied Europe in the 1940's.