01 Jan 1988
And the Violins Stopped Playing
This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.
1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz?
In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the Holocaust and raised one of the greatest moral questions of the 20th century.
Top Billed Cast
Zoë Wanamaker Narrator (voice)
Daniel Caltagirone John Pehle
Doron Davidson Rabbi Weissmandl
Ilan Goodman Benjamin Akzin
Simon Haines Bezalel Sherman
Simon Mattacks Moshe Shertok
David Moorst Rudolf Vrba
Oliver Senton Anthony Eden
Michael Simkins Archibald Sinclair
Jonathan Tafler Chaim Weizmann
Tom Keller Oscar Krasnansky
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