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Filmography
Documentaries and Portrayals
Memorandum
National Film Board of Canada, Montreal, 1965
English/German
Directed by Donald Brittain and John Spotton
A Jewish Holocaust survivor travels through Germany recalling scenes from his memory. Large cast of Holocaust survivors (including Simon Wiesenthal), concentration camp guards, liberators, and many others playing themselves; archive footage; black and white.
Television portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal in honor of his 70. Geburtstag
NCRV/Netherlands, 1978
Dutch
Beschrieben und vergessen - Simon Wiesenthal oder Ich jagte Eichmann
ZDF/West Germany, March 2, 1978
Written by Heinz-Dieter Grabe
German
Insights into the life and work of Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal
A film by Nat Lilienstein
Antenne 2/France, May 25, 1982
French
Profile of Wiesenthal including an interview about his most important cases
„Zur Person“: Matinee im Theater in der Josefstadt (Vienna)
ORF/Austria, Jan. 6, 1988
German
Simon Wiesenthal in conversation with Franz Ferdinand Wolf , broadcast on Austrian public television
Erinnerungen (Memories)
ORF/Austria, Feb. 20, 1991
German
Simon Wiesenthal in conversation with Johannes Kunz, on topics such as his motivation to bring Nazi criminals to justice, his conflict with Bruno Kreisky, the situation in the Middle East, the Kurt Waldheim issue, etc.
Simon Wiesenthal: Freedom is not a gift from heaven
Directed and produced by Willy Lindwer
AVA/Netherlands, Oct. 1993
English
Portrayal of Wiesenthal in honor of his 85th birthday
The Art of Remembrance – Simon Wiesenthal
Written, produced, and directed by Johanna Heer und
Werner Schmiedel
Austria, 1994; USA, 1995
German, English, French with English subtitles
Feature-length biography with extensive interviews with Wiesenthal, Col. Richard R. Seibel, Stanley Robbin, Rabbi Marvin Hier, Raul Hilberg and others, and with historical footage. Special
attention is paid to the Austrian government’s efforts to downplay
its country’s role in the Holocaust.
„The End of a Legend“ in „Panorama“, a political program on
German public television
ARD/West Germany, Feb. 8, 1996
Attempt to dismantle Wiesenthal’s reputation and play down the importance of his achievements such as his successful search for Adolf Eichmann.
Hitlers Helfer II (Hitler’s helpers II)
ZDF/West Germany, March 1998 – Oct. 1998
German
A documentary television series by Guido Knopp, with the participation of Simon Wiesenthal as a contemporary witness
Portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal on the occasion of his 90th birthday
NCRV/Netherlands, Dec. 1998
Dutch
Menschenbilder: Simon Wiesenthal
ORF/Austria, Oct. 27, 2000 (first broadcast)
German
A documentary for Austrian public television by Andreas Novak, with a personal and even private approach to the man Wiesenthal. The mixture of personal reminiscences, a unique interview with his wife, scenes of his visit to a Jewish cemetery, as well as archive footage from the Galicia of his childhood and
material from both world wars creates a sensitive portrayal of
Wiesenthal, the human being, and not merely the “Nazi hunter”.
The Life of Simon Wiesenthal (working title)
UK, in the works since 2003, dates for worldwide cinema release not yet known.
Feature-length biographical documentary film, based mainly on archive footage, by Douglas Chirnside.
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
USA, in the works
A feature-length documentary of Simon Wiesenthal's life produced by Moriah Films, the media subdivision of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The film is directed by Richard Trank, and narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Nicole Kidman