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The Last Days is a documentary, directed by James Moll and produced by June Beallor and Kenneth Lipper in 1998. Steven Spielberg was one of the executive producers, in his role as founder of the Shoah Foundation. The film tells the stories of five Hungarian Jews during the Shoah. It focuses on the horrors of life in the Nazi concentration camps, but also stresses the optimism and desire to survive of the survivors. The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Shoah survivors Bill Basch, Irene Zisblatt, Rene Firestone, Alice Lok Cahana, Tom Lantos, Dario Gabbai, and Randolph Braham are featured in the film.
Original Release
10/23/1998
US Release
10/23/1998
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bill Basch | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Martin Basch | Self - Son / Self |
| Randolph Braham | Self - Historian and Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Alice Lok Cahana | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Michael Cahana | Self - Son |
| Warren Dunn | Self - US Army, Dachau |
| Bernard Firestone | Self - Husband |
| Renee Firestone | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Dario Gabbai | Self - Sonderkommando, Birkenau |
| Tom Lantos | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bill Basch | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Martin Basch | Self - Son / Self |
| Randolph Braham | Self - Historian and Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Alice Lok Cahana | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Michael Cahana | Self - Son |
| Warren Dunn | Self - US Army, Dachau |
| Bernard Firestone | Self - Husband |
| Renee Firestone | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Dario Gabbai | Self - Sonderkommando, Birkenau |
| Tom Lantos | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Katsugo Miho | Self - US Army, Dachau |
| Hans Münch | Self - Nazi Doctor, Auschwitz |
| Paul Parks | Self - US Army, Dachau |
| Irene Zisblatt | Self - Holocaust Survivor / Self |
| Robin Zisblatt | Self - Daughter |
| Karl Bodenschatz | Self (walks behind Hitler and Göring) |
| Arno Breker | Self - Views Eiffel Tower with Hitler |
| Hans Frank | Self (listens to Hitler) |
| Joseph Goebbels | Self - with Hitler |
| Hermann Göring | Self - Walks with Hitler |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Steven Spielberg | Executive Producer |
| June Beallor | Producer |
| Elyse Katz | Producer |
| Ken Lipper | Producer |
| Fransciszek Palowski | Producer |
| Viktor Trakhtenberg | Producer |
| Aaron Zarrow | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Won |
