The Last Days

Name: The Last Days
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: October 23, 1998
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Alice Lok Cahana, Bernard Firestone, Bill Basch, Dario Gabbai, Martin Basch

1998

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Arthaus Filmverleih | Release Date: October 23, 1998 | PG-13

Starring: Alice Lok Cahana, Bernard Firestone, Bill Basch, Dario Gabbai, Martin Basch, Michael Cahana, Randolph Braham, Renee Firestone, Tom Lantos, Warren Dunn

Summary: In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Though these survivorsIn late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Though these survivors recount the horrors they witnessed and endured as a result of the Nazis' "Final Solution," their individual triumphs are a testament to hope and humanity.… Expand

Director: James Moll

Genre(s): War, Documentary

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 87 min

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Peter Stack

It's impossible not to be moved and shocked by The Last Days, the haunting documentary about five Hungarian Jews who survived Hitler's "final solution" to exterminate the Jewish people. Read full review

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Carrie Rickey

An unforgettable and profoundly inspiring film. [05 Mar 1999, p.04]

Stephen Holden

Each person's story is so compelling it is worthy of a feature-length documentary itself. If The Last Days has a flaw, it is that the stories have been so abbreviated to keep the film moving quickly that they feel incomplete. Read full review

Joe Holleman

The Last Days manages to accomplish something even those other esteemed works do not: It melds meticulous historical accuracy and rare film footage with an achingly human spirit provided by five survivors. And all this is delivered in a fresh, concise manner. [12 Mar 1999, p.E3]

Mike Clark

Though the power of some Holocaust documentaries is in part a product of their epic scope and epic running times, The Last Days overwhelms at just 87 minutes. [05 Feb 1999]

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Ironically, the very slickness of the film and the attention grabbing 'sensitivity' of Hans Zimmer's score at times become intrusive. Essential viewing, none the less. Read full review

Liam Lacey

The Last Days' major flaw, perhaps, is its conventionality: It takes us over the same horrific ground in the usual way. The shock is familiar. [26 Mar 1999, p.C6]

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Richard552

Aug 12, 2022

Great movie, well worth collecting
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