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      The Nazi Officer's Wife

      Released May 9, 2003 1h 37m Documentary List
      85% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 92% 100+ Ratings Audience Score This documentary focuses on the life of Edith Hahn, a Jewish woman living in Vienna whose family was torn apart after the Nazis occupied Austria. But instead of examining the well-documented stories of concentration camp survivors, the film looks at a woman who escaped the grim inevitability of her fate by masquerading as a non-Jew. With the help of others, Hahn relocated to Munich and suppressed her identity in order to survive, eventually marrying a Nazi and raising an Aryan family. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Omg, what a great documentary of Edith Hann beer. a Jewish girl growing up in Vienna who had to pretend to be a Christian to be able to survive world war ll. narrates by Sarah saragon. a must see. You meet her, her daughter and see photos and documents. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member This is really good, especially considering that it's a made-for-cable documentary. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member it's a great book! couldn't put it down! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting historical footage, much of which I had not seen before, intermixed with interviews and photos. Well done film: an interest in the subject matter required to rate the piece this high Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Janice Page Boston Globe One of the most compelling films the Holocaust has yet produced. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 27, 2003 Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times It is a bewitching and harrowing tale of the continual submersion of self to stay alive, told by a woman who survived the impostures in which she cloaked herself. Rated: 4/5 Jun 13, 2003 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post The amazing story of Edith Hahn Beer, an Austrian Jew who survived the Holocaust by passing herself off as Aryan. Rated: 3/4 Jun 13, 2003 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Sep 24, 2005 Full Review Paul Sherman Boston Herald Rated: 3/4 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press You cannot help but be riveted by it. Rated: 3/4 Feb 26, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis This documentary focuses on the life of Edith Hahn, a Jewish woman living in Vienna whose family was torn apart after the Nazis occupied Austria. But instead of examining the well-documented stories of concentration camp survivors, the film looks at a woman who escaped the grim inevitability of her fate by masquerading as a non-Jew. With the help of others, Hahn relocated to Munich and suppressed her identity in order to survive, eventually marrying a Nazi and raising an Aryan family.
      Director
      Liz Garbus
      Screenwriter
      Jack Youngelson
      Distributor
      Seventh Art Releasing
      Production Co
      Moxie Firecracker Films, Trillion Entertainment
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 9, 2003, Original
      Runtime
      1h 37m
      Sound Mix
      Mono