Music Under the Swastika - The Maestro and the Cellist of Auschwitz
Klassik unterm Hakenkreuz: Der Maestro und die Cellistin von Auschwitz
The story
The stories of Jewish cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who survived Auschwitz, and of star conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, who worked with the Nazis, provide insight. The film centers around two people who represent musical culture during the Third Reich - albeit in very different ways. Wilhelm Furtwängler was a star conductor; Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, the cellist of the infamous Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. Both shared a love for the classical German music.
Cast & crew
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
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Kathrin Ackermann
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Daniel Barenboim
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Sven Friedrich
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Norman Lebrecht
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Christian Thielemann
Self
Simon Wallfisch
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Teresa Wontor-Cichy
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Christian Berger
Director
Bernhard von Hülsen
Producer
Johannes Imdahl
Cinematography
Sven Jakob-Engelmann
Cinematography
Maria Willer
Producer
Marcus Zahn
Music