Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

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1989
2h 37m
5.7(6 votes)
Drama
War
TV Movie

Overview

A biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Concentration Camp, the film follows his liberation and his rise to become one of the leading Nazi hunters in the world, bringing such criminals to justice as Adolf Eichmann and Klaus Barbee. (Written by Anthony Hughes)

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29 members
Acting

Ben Kingsley

Simon Wiesenthal

Ben Kingsley
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Craig T. Nelson

Major Bill Harcourt

Craig T. Nelson
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David Threlfall

Alex

David Threlfall
Acting

Paul Freeman

Josef

Paul Freeman
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Jack Shepherd

Brodi

Jack Shepherd
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Anton Lesser

Karl/Stein

Anton Lesser
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Christopher Rozycki

Mischa

Christopher Rozycki
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Renée Soutendijk

Cyla Wiesenthal

Renée Soutendijk
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Louisa Milwood-Haigh

Paulina

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Robert Morelli

Reed

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Sándor Téri

Hauptmann

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Murray Ewan

Fischbach

Murray Ewan
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Eva Zilcher

Rose

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Ferenc Némethy

Herschel

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András Márton

Pavel

András Márton
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István Jeney

Waltke

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Philip Franks

Maertz

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Henry Goodman

Josek

Henry Goodman
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Dózsa László

Heinen

Dózsa László
Directing

András Surányi

Rabbi

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Oliver Ford Davies

Police Commander

Oliver Ford Davies
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Anna Cropper

Karl's Mother

Anna Cropper
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Patrick Godfrey

Major Jones

Patrick Godfrey
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Harsányi Frigyes

Franz Murer

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Carol MacReady

Anna

Carol MacReady
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Vernon Dobtcheff

Doctor Webber

Vernon Dobtcheff
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Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Rajzman

Miriam Margolyes
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Gabriella Fon

Teacher

Gabriella Fon
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Zoltán Gera

Martin Weiss

Zoltán Gera

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