Lodz Ghetto


1h 43m 1988

Brief Synopsis

Created from the writings left by the Jews of the Lodz Ghetto in Poland, this film explores the struggles of a community to survive Nazi domination.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Bbc Archives; Corporation For Public Broadcasting; New York State Council On The Arts; Pbs
Distribution Company
Pbs

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

Created from the writings left by the Jews of the Lodz Ghetto in Poland, this film explores the struggles of a community to survive Nazi domination.

Crew

Richard Adams

2nd Unit Producer (2nd Unit) (Poland)

Alan Adelson

Script Editor

Alan Adelson

Producer

Alan Adelson

Screenwriter

Lisa Adelson

Stills Assistant

Mary Bachmann

Titles

Lori Barbagallo

Stills Assistant

Gary Becker

Stills

Wendy Blackstone

Music

Scott Bokun

Sound Editor Apprentice

Jonathan Boyarin

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Yitzhak Brauner

Ghetto Artist

Deborah Brown

Casting

David Carnochan

Assistant Editor

Lynn Cassaniti

Assistant Editor

Brian Chavanne

Casting

Paul Chisefsky

Apprentice Editor

Danuta Dabrowska

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Dr. Lucjan Dobroszycki

Chief Historical Consultant

Blaise Dupuy

Voice Recording

Elizabeth Ellner

Stills Assistant

Frederick Field

Funding

Robert Fitzsimons

Sound Designer

Gila Flam

Music Research

Adam Fresko

Camera Assistant (Poland)

Regina Gelb

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Martin Gilbert

Consultant

Sara Glicksman

Ghetto Artist

Mendel Grossman

Stills (Ghetto)

Mimi Halberstam

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Raul Hilberg

Consultant

Molly Hoagland

Research Assistant

Joanna Horowska

Translator (Poland)

Irving Howe

Consultant

Nancy Huddleston

Stills Preparation

Sylvia Jurczynska

Line Producer (Poland)

David Kallick

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Rebecca Kaufman

Associate Producer (Poland)

Leszek Kolalowski

Consultant

J Kowner

Ghetto Artist

Robert Lapides

Editorial Consultant

Israel Lejzerowicz

Ghetto Artist

Erhard Locker

Archival Stills (Vienna)

Yitzchak Mais

Stills Assistant

Chana Mlotek

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Fruma Mohrer

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Valerie Naranjo

Timpani Player

Molly O'brien

Apprentice Editor

Bitty O'sullivan-smith

Sound Editor

Halina Paszkowska

Sound Recording Mixer (Poland)

Jozef Piwkowski

Cinematographer

Jan Radzynski

Music Consultant

Zvi Reiter

Stills Assistant

Janet Roach

Consultant

Ralph Rosenblum

Funding

Arnold Rosner

Music Conductor

Arnold Rosner

Ensemble Arranger

Henryk Ross

Stills (Ghetto)

Eva Rubinstein

Stills (Ghetto District)

Stephen Samuels

Executive Producer

Jacek Sarowiecki

Sound Assistant (Poland)

Maurice Schell

Sound Editor Consultant

Mary Schulman

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

M Schwarz

Ghetto Artist

Chris Shaw

Voice Recording

Ann Marie Sheehan

Production Assistant

Sydney Sidner

Assistant (To Kathryn Taverna And Alan Adelson)

Eugene Squires

Cinematographer

Renete Stein

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Charles Stern

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Laure Sullivan

Sound Editor Assistant

Robert Summers

Film Research

Szymon Szerman

Ghetto Artist

Krzysztof Sziejmke

Production Manager (Poland)

Hirsch Szylis

Ghetto Artist

Kathryn Taverna

Editor

Kathryn Taverna

Stills

Kathryn Taverna

Music Editor

Paul Taylor

French Horn Player

Braden Toan

Bassoonist

Jack Tramiel

Funding

Leo Trombetta

Sound Editor Assistant

Kamil Turowski

Translator (Poland)

Kamil Turowski

Production Assistant

Konrad Turowski

Other

Konrad Turowski

Location Scout (Poland)

Marek Web

Translator (Ghetto Writings)

Marek Web

Research Director

Alexandra White

Production Assistant

Krzysztof Wojciechowski

Stills Assistant

Hiroyuki Yasuda

Apprentice Editor

Mel Zelniker

Sound Recording Mixer

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Bbc Archives; Corporation For Public Broadcasting; New York State Council On The Arts; Pbs
Distribution Company
Pbs

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States December 3, 1988

Released in United States Fall 1989

Released in United States February 1989

Released in United States January 1989

Released in United States March 1989

Released in United States November 1989

Released in United States October 1988

Released in United States on Video February 17, 1993

Released in United States Spring March 22, 1989

Shown at Berlin Film Festival (Forum of Young Cinema) February 16, 17 & 18, 1989.

Shown at Festival dei Popoli Florence December 3, 1988.

Shown at Independent Feature Project (IFP), New York City October 1988.

Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 24-September 4, 1989.

Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 24-September 4, 1989.)

Released in United States Fall 1989

Released in United States January 1989 (Shown at United States Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 24,25,27 & 28, 1989.)

Released in United States February 1989 (Shown at Berlin Film Festival (Forum of Young Cinema) February 16, 17 & 18, 1989.)

Released in United States on Video February 17, 1993

Shown at San Francisco Film Festival March 11 & 12, 1989.

Shown at United States Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 24,25,27 & 28, 1989.

Released in United States March 1989 (Shown at San Francisco Film Festival March 11 & 12, 1989.)

Released in United States Spring March 22, 1989

Released in United States October 1988 (Shown at Independent Feature Project (IFP), New York City October 1988.)

Released in United States November 1989 (Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.)

Released in United States December 3, 1988 (Shown at Festival dei Popoli Florence December 3, 1988.)