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Hollywood and the Holocaust

How effectively does Hollywood depict reality? Is it possible to reconcile the demands of popular entertainment with a historical event as sombre as the Holocaust? Daniel Anker's film supplies many questions and some answers. He starts back in the 1930s by showing Hollywood's ham-fisted efforts to chronicle the rise of Nazism. Later, in 1945, a planeload of Hollywood executives were shipped to visit the newly liberated concentration camps. When the rushes were screened in Hollywood, many of them were overcome by what they saw. But, for the next 10 years, Hollywood didn't touch the Holocaust.

English
  • Originally Aired March 26, 2006
  • Runtime 75 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC Four
  • Created November 28, 2011 by
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Name Type Role
Daniel Anker Director