The "Real" Julia: Muriel Gardiner's Story
Brief Synopsis
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A documentary focusing on the life of the late Muriel Gardiner, an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who, while a medical student in Vienna in the 1930s, risked her life working in the anti-fascist underground helping scores of Jews and resistance fighters escape the Nazi terror. The documenta
Cast & Crew
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Muriel Gardiner
Stephen Spender
Bruno Kreisky
Dan Klugherz
Producer
Arthur Zitrin
Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Real Julia: Muriel Gardiner's Story
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Altana Films
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A documentary focusing on the life of the late Muriel Gardiner, an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who, while a medical student in Vienna in the 1930s, risked her life working in the anti-fascist underground helping scores of Jews and resistance fighters escape the Nazi terror. The documentary points to striking similarities between the lives of Gardiner and that of the Vanessa Redgrave character in the film "Julia," which was based on autobiographical writings of American playwright Lillian Hellman.
Film Details
Also Known As
Real Julia: Muriel Gardiner's Story
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Altana Films
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
