Max and Helen (1990) (TV)

Director:

Philip Saville

Writers (WGA):

Simon Wiesenthal (book)
Corey Blechman (teleplay)

Release Date:

8 January 1990 (USA)

Plot:

Based on the fact-based novel by Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal (Landau) based on his 1962 prosecution...

Plot Keywords:

Holocaust | Jewish | Based On True Story | Based On Book | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Treat Williams	...	Max Rosenberg
Alice Krige	...	Helen Weiss
Martin Landau	...	Simon Wiesenthal
Jonathan Phillips	...	Werner Schultze / Mark Weiss
Adam Kotz	...	Peter
Jodhi May	...	Miriam Weiss
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Martin Greenbaum
Lulee Fisher	...	Judith
Ian Bartholomew	...	Magistrate
Zoltán Gera	...	Elderly Man
John Grillo	...	Joseph Weiss
Aviva Goldkorn	...	Mrs. Weiss
Béla Jáki	...	SS Officer / Camp
Richard Kane	...	Businessman
István Kanitzsai	...	SS Officer Train
Péter Kertész	...	Otto
János Kulka	...	Berek
Ági Margittay	...	Wanda (as Ági Margitai)
Mátyás Margittai	...	Balke
Ferenc Némethy	...	Ackerman
Gábor Salinger	...	Gershan
Ottó Ulmann	...	Rubin

Directed by
Philip Saville

Writing credits (WGA)
Simon Wiesenthal		(book)
Corey Blechman		(teleplay)

Produced by
Steve Cooper	....	co-producer
Endre Flórián	....	executive producer
David R. Ginsburg	....	executive producer
Madeleine Henrié	....	associate producer
Steven R. McGlothen	....	producer (as Steve McGlothen)
Endre Sík	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Elemér Ragályi

Film Editing by
Skip Schoolnik

Production Design by
József Romvári

Art Direction by
Judit Csák

Set Decoration by
István Tóth

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Saint Anne

Makeup Department
Stuart Freeborn	....	key makeup artist
Melinda Tompa	....	makeup artist

Production Management
József Cirkó	....	unit manager
László Helle	....	unit production manager
Stella Quef	....	unit production manager: Paris
Imre Sárkózi	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Péter Barbalics	....	first assistant director
Péter Gyóri	....	second assistant director
Melvin Lind	....	second assistant director
Michael Zenon	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Serge Bureau	....	property master
József Vass	....	construction manager

Sound Department
Jeremy Hoenack	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Payne	....	sound editor
János Réti	....	sound mixer
Joseph Zappala	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Ferenc Ormos	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Géza Gonda	....	first assistant camera
Miklós Hajdu	....	gaffer
Attila Szûcs	....	key grip (as Attila Szucs)
Zsolt Várkonyi	....	camera operator: second unit
Csaba Bankhardt	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Marilyn Johnson	....	casting: London

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Rubí	....	costumer: Budapest
Graham Williams	....	costumer: Paris
Joanna Eatwell	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kimberley Bennett	....	assistant editor (as Kimberly Ney Bennett)
Jim Page	....	post-production assistant (as James S. Page)

Music Department
Jamie Forester	....	music editor (as Jamie Gelb)
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Other crew
Réjane Boudreau	....	production accountant
Emilie Caldwell Stewart	....	document consultant
Richard Maltin	....	production accountant
Karon May	....	script supervisor
Susan McNamara	....	production coordinator
Jacques Mithi	....	production executive
Agnes Várnai	....	production coordinator
Lev Mailer	....	adr voice (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Citadel Entertainment
• Hungarian Television Enterprises

Distributors

• Turner Network Television (TNT)

Other Companies

• ARRI Rental  camera equipment provided by
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  titles and opticals
• Pagano/Bialy  casting: Los Angeles
• Sound Trax Studios  re-recording
• Transatlantic-Media Associates, Budapest  production services

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Citadel Entertainment

By the numbers movie lifted by performances of cast

Simon Wiesenthal (Martin Landau) goes after a former Nazi and in doing so, upturns the lives of a doctor (Treat Williams) and his long lost love (Alice Krige). As this one is written, I think it would actually play better on the stage - it feels stagey rather than filmic. But in 1990 it was likely the best of its kind on television. The focus of this story is that on the lost lovers and their individual plights rather than the former Nazi himself, and that is refreshing. The performances of all the cast help this one rise above the average.