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Gerron
Charles Lewinsky (born 1946)
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Kurt Gerron was once a star; now he is just one prisoner among thousands. National Socialism has driven the famous actor from the Berlin film studios to the Theresienstadt ghetto, where he is to prove his abilities one last time. Ordered to make a film that portrays the degrading existence of the Jews there as a paradise, he faces a decision of conscience with his life at stake. In this situation, Gerron looks back over his life once more: from singing for Brecht and Weill to stardom beside the great names of German cinema. A biography of the actor, rich in fact and yet invented.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 539 pages in the original
- Genres
- Historical, War (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Czechia, Germany, 1940s
- First published
- 2011 by Nagel & Kimche
- Author's age
- 65 when first published
- ISBN
9783312004782 (original)
- More
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