The rape of Europa [videorecording] / Actual Films, in association with Agon Arts & Entertainment, present[s] ; written, produced and directed by Richard Berge, Nicole Newnham, and Bonni Cohen ; a production of Actual Films, in association with Agon Arts & Entertainment & Oregon Public Broadcasting
- Published:
- [Venice, Calif.] : Menemsha Films, [2007]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2007
- Edition:
- Widescreen format.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Additional Creators:
- Berge, Richard, Newnham, Nicole, Cohen, Bonni, Allen, Joan, 1956-, Shenk, Jon, Nicholas, Lynn H., Actual Films, Agon Arts & Entertainment, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Česká filharmonie, and Menemsha Films
- Language Note:
- Narration in English. Some dialogue in foreign languages with English subtitles.
- Summary:
- "An epic journey through seven countries, into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe. For twelve long years, the Nazis looted and destroyed art on a scale unprecedented in history. But heroic young art historians and curators from America and across Europe fought back with a miraculous campaign to rescue and return millions of lost, hidden and stolen treasures" -- Menemsha Films website.
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- Note:
- Based on the book: The rape of Europa / by Lynn H. Nicholas.
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006. - Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Jon Shenk ; editor, Josh Peterson ; music composed by Marco D'Ambrosio ; original score recorded by the Prague Philharmonic.
- Participant/Performer Note:
- Narrator, Joan Allen.
- Technical Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC.
- Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- Institutional price includes educational public performance rights.
- Source of Acquisition:
- UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Ash Family Libraries Endowment in Jewish Studies; 20089.
- Endowment Note:
- Ash Family Libraries Endowment in Jewish Studies
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