Korczak
Record details
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Physical Description:
videodisc
1 videodisc (DVD) (117 minutes) : Black and white, mono ; 4 3/4 inches. - Publisher: [Poland] : Studio Filmowe Perspektywa, 1990.
- Distributor: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, 2012.
- Copyright: ©1990.
Content descriptions
General Note: | 2012 DVD release of the 1990 motion picture. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Directed by Andrzej Wajda ; written by Agnieszka Holland ; music, Wojciech Kilar. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Wojciech Pszoniak, Ewa Dalkowska, Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska, Marzena Trybala. |
Summary, etc.: | "Henryk Goldszmit had become a Polish icon in the 1930s, through his writings, teachings, and radio programs for children, under the name of Janusz Korczak. WHen the kids from the Warsaw orphanage were to be deported to the gas chambers of Treblinka, he refused ot abandon them, and with them he died in the Holocaust. Academy award winning director Andrzej Wajda (Katyn) brings this tragic tale to the screen in Korczak, starring Wojciech Pszoniak as the kind and fiercely committed doctor. After the Nazis invade Poland, the Jewish Korczak and his orphans are moved into the newly formed Ghettos, where he scrounges for food and vainly tries to protect the children from the violence and famine outside their walls. With a powerful script by Agnieszka Holand (Europa Europa), stunning B&W cinematography by Robby Müller (Dead Man), and performed with self-immolating intensity by Pozoniak and the phenomenally talented ensemble of child actors, Korczak is, as Steven Spielberg wrote, "one of the most important European pictures about the Holocaust"--container. |
Target Audience Note: | "Not rated"--container. |
System Details Note: | DVD; mono; widescreen (16:9). |
Language Note: | In Polish with optional English subtitles. |
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Genre: | Historical films. Feature films. Biographical films. War films. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rockville Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rockville Public Library | DVD K Holocaust HC42 (Text) | 34035130527423 | Adult DVD | Available | - |