Raoul Wallenberg: Buried Alive is a Canadian documentary film, directed by David Harel and released in 1983.[1] A profile of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, the film covered his role in saving the lives of Jewish refugees from the Holocaust, as well as exploring the evidence that he may still have been alive in a Soviet gulag as late as the early 1980s.[2]
| Raoul Wallenberg: Buried Alive | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David Harel |
| Written by | David Harel Peter Lauterman |
| Produced by | Wayne Arron David Harel |
| Starring | Pierre Berton |
| Cinematography | David J. Yorke |
| Edited by | Roushell Goldstein |
| Music by | Tony Kosinec Jack Lenz |
Production company | Wayne Arron Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film was narrated by Pierre Berton.[3] It had a brief theatrical run, but was distributed primarily on television, airing on PBS in 1984 and on CBC Television in 1985.[2]
The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 6th Genie Awards.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Chanukah celebration honors man who saved 100,000 Jews". The Globe and Mail, December 1, 1983.
- ^ a b "A timely reminder of heroic Wallenberg". The Globe and Mail, January 31, 1985.
- ^ Wise, Wyndham (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press. p. 176. ISBN 0802083986.
- ^ "Daniel Petrie's 'Bay Boy' harbors six Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette, March 22, 1985.
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