Out of the Ashes (2003)

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Release Date: Apr 13, 2003 Wide

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This powerful, politically charged cable TV movie was based on the memoirs of Hungarian gynecologist and Holocaust survivor Gisella Perl. Having spent the WWII years in charge of the woman's infirmary at Auschwitz, Perl (played by Christine Lahti) hopes to leave her living nightmare behind when the Allies liberate Europe. But when she applies for American citizenship in 1946, she is hauled into military court to explain the extent to which she "collaborated" with the Nazis during the war. The

R, 1 hr. 53 min.

Drama, Television

Directed By: Joseph Sargent

Written By: Anne Meredith

In Theaters: Apr 13, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Apr 20, 2004

Cast

Christine Lahti
Gisella Perl
Beau Bridges
Herman Prenitss
Richard Crenna
Jake Smith
Bruce Davison
Peter Schuman
Jonathan Cake
Dr. Mengele
Zoie Palmer
Didi Goldstein
Jolyon Baker
Frederick Krauss
Jessica Beitchman
Marta Weiss
Oliver Cotton
Moshe Perl
Michelle Fine
Fanny Perl
Maria Ricossa
Esther Jacob
Ingrid Veninger
Zozia
Emma Wellbelove
Young Gisella
Nina Young
Irma Griese
Vytautas Rumsas
David Perl
Inga Tuminiene
Cilla Perl
Adrija Cepaite-Palsauskie...
Rose Perl
Inga Maskarina
Helen Perl
Nola Augustson
Sarah Goldstein
Alan Jordan
Issac Goldstein
Judah Katz
Dr. Jonas Ruben
Monika Biciunaite
Dr. Ruth Stern
Kilimciauskaite
Katya Weiss
Kristina Mauruseviciute
Leitu
Getter Kosolov
Young Cilla Perl
Aurelija Pasmuntaite
Young Rose Perl
Joonas Suokko
Young David Perl
Elena Stonciute
Young Helen Perl

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This was one of those movies that had me thinking all night after I watched it. The first 20 minutes were slow but as they delved into Dr. Perl's past, it became heartbreaking to witness what this Jewish doctor had to do to survive the Holocaust. Seeing the pregnant women getting gassed and experimented on by nazi

July 10, 2008

Ida Kern

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This is a stunning film about a doctor who attempts to emigrate to the USA following her horrific years in the Auschwitz concentration camp where she served aside the villianous Dr. Megele. When she is released and lands on American soil she is able to pass her medical boards with ease, but the Immigration Board gives

July 30, 2010