Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysAPA Heritage MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)

The Nazi Officer's Wife

  • 20032003
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
322
YOUR RATING
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • IMDbPro
The Nazi Officer's Wife (2003)
  • Documentary
  • History
  • War
Edith Han was an outspoken young woman studying law in Vienna when the Gestapo forced Edith and her mother into a Jewish ghetto. Edith was taken away to a labor camp, and when she returned h... Read allEdith Han was an outspoken young woman studying law in Vienna when the Gestapo forced Edith and her mother into a Jewish ghetto. Edith was taken away to a labor camp, and when she returned home months later, she found her mother had been deported. Knowing she would become a hunte... Read allEdith Han was an outspoken young woman studying law in Vienna when the Gestapo forced Edith and her mother into a Jewish ghetto. Edith was taken away to a labor camp, and when she returned home months later, she found her mother had been deported. Knowing she would become a hunted woman, Edith went underground, scavenging for food and searching each night for a safe p... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
322
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Liz Garbus
  • Writer
    • Jack Youngelson
  • Stars
    • Edith Hahn Beer
    • Julia Ormond(voice)
    • Susan Sarandon(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Liz Garbus
  • Writer
    • Jack Youngelson
  • Stars
    • Edith Hahn Beer
    • Julia Ormond(voice)
    • Susan Sarandon(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Photos

    The Nazi Officer's Wife (2003)
    The Nazi Officer's Wife (2003)
    The Nazi Officer's Wife (2003)
    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Edith Hahn Beer
    • Selfas Self
    Julia Ormond
    Julia Ormond
    • Edith Hahnas Edith Hahn
    • (voice)
    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Liz Garbus
    • Writer
      • Jack Youngelson
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
    • All cast & crew

    More like this

    Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
    7.4
    Shouting Fire: Stories from the Edge of Free Speech
    Bobby Fischer Against the World
    7.4
    Bobby Fischer Against the World
    A Dangerous Son
    6.7
    A Dangerous Son
    Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
    7.8
    Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
    Coma
    7.6
    Coma
    Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
    7.4
    Who Killed Garrett Phillips?
    The Execution of Wanda Jean
    7.2
    The Execution of Wanda Jean
    Becoming Cousteau
    7.1
    Becoming Cousteau
    Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
    7.6
    Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
    What Happened, Miss Simone?
    7.6
    What Happened, Miss Simone?

    Storyline

    Edit

    User reviews5

    Review
    Top review
    A powerful view of the holocaust
    We had seen many promos on A&E throughout the last week or so about this documentary. I have seen quite a few documentaries about World War 2 and the holocaust, but this particular one, to me, was quite personal.

    I am very happy that I never had to live through this ordeal and I could not even imagine what would be going through someone's brain to try and even fathom what was going on and how to survive.

    This particular lady, Edith Haan, had some luck plus some opportunities to survive the war. Tragically, most of her family didn't.

    She hid openly inside Germany under an assumed name, thanks to help which some of her friends gave to her, and eventually she married a Nazi Officer and remained married to him until after the war. The marriage produced one daughter (the only Jewish baby to be born during the war and survive, thanks to her mother).

    I have met survivors of the holocaust and one of the first things that they tell me is the powerful guilt they feel because they survived, where others didn't. They have one MAJOR problem of discussing their ordeals because of how powerful and all consuming this tragedy was.

    So this documentary shows the life, on a personal level, of Edith Haan, when she finally was able to talk about her life after the Germans invaded Austria in 1938.

    I don't think that we, as civilized human beings, have the right to judge any of her decisions or actions. We all survive in our own way.

    Let us hope and pray that this tragedy will never befall man ever again!!! Where man can live together with man peacefully and as the Bible says "beat their swords into plowshares".
    helpful•26
    9
    • dls-3
    • Jun 30, 2003

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • May 9, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Moxie Firecracker Films
      • Trillion Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    The Nazi Officer's Wife (2003)
    Top Gap
    What is the English language plot outline for The Nazi Officer's Wife (2003)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The 10 Most Anticipated Marvel and DC Movies
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    2022 TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.