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Plot Summary
Narrated by Gene Hackman and featuring interviews with Steven Spielberg, Sidney Lumet and other prominent filmmakers and historians, IMAGINARY WITNESS takes the viewer on a 60-year journey from the American ambivalence during the heyday of Nazism, through the silence of the post-war years, and into the end of the 20th century. Using rare newsreel footage as well as gripping clips from over forty films (Schindler’s List, Sophie’s Choice and more) this thrilling documentary explores Hollywood’s involvement with and attitude towards one of the most horrific events in world history.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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88%- Reviews Counted: 16
- Fresh: 14
- Rotten: 2
- Average Rating: 6.9/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Anker's excavated some remarkable stuff here...
Fresh: Daniel Anker's film faults Hollywood both for ignoring the Holocaust during the war years and for trivializing it later. It's a mixed message that coheres largely thanks to Anker's archival spadework and his luck in securing interviews.
Fresh: Imaginary Witness is powerful and complex, and few will manage to make it through to the end without gasping, weeping or covering their eyes.
Fresh: Anker's film is an important one, shining a light on that red stain and how we saw it filtered through Hollywood's lens.
Customer Reviews
Great Documentary!!
I fell in love with it the very first time I watched it on television. I highly recommend this documentary for those who are interested in the Holocaust as well as how Hollywood makes its viewers "imaginary witnesses" of one of the most horrific crimes on humanity. It is also great for film studies classes both in high school and college. It has wonderful interviews with film makers, historians, and the like. One of the questions I have for this movie is about the music used in the documentary's opening sequence. The composer of the music is Andrew Barrett and I've been trying to find out what the song is and where I can get it. Thanks. Anyways, I highly recommend this movie.
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