Out of the Ashes (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers (WGA):

Gisella Perl (book)
Anne Meredith (teleplay)

Release Date:

13 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Pregnancy | Doctor | Abortion | Holocaust | Concentration Camp

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Christine Lahti	...	Gisella Perl
Beau Bridges	...	Herman Prentiss
Richard Crenna	...	Jake Smith
Bruce Davison	...	Peter Schuman
Jonathan Cake	...	Dr. Mengele
Jolyon Baker	...	Frederick Krauss
Jessica Beitchman	...	Marta Weiss
Oliver Cotton	...	Moshe Perl
Michelle Fine	...	Fanny Perl
Zoie Palmer	...	Didi Goldstein
Maria Ricossa	...	Esther Jacob
Ingrid Veninger	...	Zozia
Emma Wellbelove	...	Young Gisella
Nina Young	...	Irma Griese
Vytautas Rumsas	...	David Perl
Inga Tuminiene	...	Cilla Perl
Adrija Cepaite-Palsauskiene	...	Rose Perl
Inga Maskarina	...	Helen Perl
Nola Augustson	...	Sarah Goldstein
Alan Jordan	...	Isaac Goldstein
Judah Katz	...	Dr. Jonas Ruben
Monika Biciunaite	...	Dr. Ruth Stern
Viola Klimciauskaite	...	Katya Weiss
Kristina Mauruseviciute	...	Leiku
Getter Kolosov	...	Young Cilla Perl
Aurelija Prashuntaite	...	Young Rose Perl
Joonas Suokko	...	Young David Perl
Elena Stonciute	...	Young Helen Perl
Geoff Parish	...	G.I.
Christopher Britton	...	Doctor (as Chris Britton)
Randolph Fagan	...	Young Imre Krauss
Mark Ellis	...	Resident
Lenny Panzer	...	Michael
Susan Raymond	...	Eva Ruben
Craig Gardner	...	Surgeon
Lina Budzeikaite	...	Elizabeth
Rytis Skripka	...	Imre Krauss
Rimantas Bagdzevicius	...	Nazi
Ausra Keliuotyte	...	Nazi
Arturas Orlauskas	...	Hungarian
Ramunas Abukevicius	...	Dr. Junger
Daiva Stubraite	...	Mrs. Junger
Vaida Shiureviciute	...	Charlotte
Liova Kagan	...	Rabbi on Train
Jurate Vilumaite	...	Woman
Sonata Paliulyte	...	Woman
Birute Marcinkeviciute	...	Woman
Daiva Rudyte-Streikumiene	...	Woman
Egle Mikulionyte	...	Kapo
Giedre Balseviciute	...	Girl
Andrius Kurienius	...	Man at Latrine
Oscar Paul Trepanier	...	Mengele Lookalike
Sandra Bernotaite	...	Gypsy Woman
Janina Matiekonyte	...	Female Doctor (as Janina Matekonyte)
Jolanta Dapkunaite	...	Simone
Kiran Friesen	...	Nurse
Sandy Robson	...	Leiku's Husband
Edita Zizaite	...	Rachel
Edie Inksetter	...	Woman in Labour
Deborah Tennant	...	Shoe Clerk
Ervinas Peteraitis	...	Prisoner at Station
Rasa Jakucionyte	...	Woman with Bad Foot
Lina Jovaisaite	...	Crying Girl
Kamile Kalinauskaite	...	Isabel

Directed by
Joseph Sargent

Writing credits (WGA)
Gisella Perl		(book "I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz") (as Dr. Gisella Perl)
Anne Meredith		(teleplay)

Produced by
Gerald W. Abrams	....	executive producer
Thomas Michael Donnelly	....	executive producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Lee Levinson	....	producer
Marianne Moloney	....	executive producer
Robertas Urbonas	....	producer
Edward Wessex	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Charles Bernstein

Cinematography by
Donald M. Morgan

Film Editing by
Michael Brown

Casting by
Stephanie Gorin
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Dalia Vizgirdaite

Production Design by
Jeff Ginn

Art Direction by
Michele Brady
Galius Klicius
Genovaite Vidauskaite

Set Decoration by
Nigel Hutchins
Virginija Stakeniene

Costume Design by
Resa McConaghy
Daiva Petrulyte

Makeup Department
Zaneta Jasiuniene	....	hair stylist
Zaneta Jasiuniene	....	makeup artist
Adriane Little	....	key makeup artist
Jocelyn MacDonald	....	assistant hair stylist
Kristina Miceniene	....	hair stylist
Kristina Miceniene	....	makeup artist
Dorota Mitoray	....	assistant makeup artist (as Dorota Mitoraj)
Regan Noble	....	key hair stylist
Regan Noble	....	wig designer
Raimund Tumanov	....	hair stylist
Vida Vitkute	....	hair stylist
Vida Vitkute	....	makeup artist

Production Management
David Bailey	....	post-production supervisor
Andrea Boyd	....	production manager
Jan Saywell	....	video post-production supervisor
Agne Silickaite	....	production manager
Chad Tomasoski	....	post-production supervisor
Christian von Tippelskirch	....	production supervisor
Steve Wakefield	....	executive in charge of production
Joan Boorstein	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David McAree	....	first assistant director
Viktorija Ogureckaja	....	second second assistant director
Lorin Raine	....	third assistant director
Asta Rizgeliene	....	second assistant director
Jonathan Wright	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Danny Burke	....	lead dresser
Dwight Doerksen	....	construction coordinator
Ed Doerkson	....	head carpenter (as Ed Doerksen)
Baron Evans	....	art department coordinator
Rimantas Gailius	....	property master
Algis Garbaciauskas	....	sketch artist
Dylan Hutchins	....	set dresser
Brett Jones	....	set dresser
Irmantas Kavaliauskas	....	draftsman
Vaidas Kristopaitis	....	swing gang
Rimantas Leiga	....	construction coordinator
Mindaugas Marcenas	....	assistant property master
Rimantas Markauskas	....	set construction coordinator
Kim Maticiw	....	property buyer
Jack McCullough	....	scenic artist
Rick O'Brien	....	head painter
John Picciottoli	....	assistant property master
Laird Rayner	....	set dresser
Augustas Savelis	....	swing gang
Laurynas Savelis	....	swing gang
Shelley Silverman	....	second assistant art director (as Shelley H. Silverman)
Asta Urbonaite	....	assistant art director
Egidijus Vaitkevicius	....	on-set props
Arturas Vaitulevicius	....	carpenter
Arturas Vaitulevicius	....	supplier
Lina Vencloviene	....	assistant art director
Craig Williams	....	property master

Sound Department
Jane Boegel	....	dialogue editor
Joe Earle	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Edwards-Younger	....	sound effects editor
Ignas Garla	....	sound cable assistant
Larry Goeb	....	dialogue editor
Nathan Hankins	....	assistant sound editor
Bill McMillan	....	sound recordist
Gus Medina	....	foley mixer
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Ian Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Murakami	....	sound effects editor
James L. Nolan	....	adr recordist (as Jim Nolan)
Ralph Osborn III	....	dialogue editor
Bryan Pennington	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Bryan K. Pennington)
Dale W. Perry	....	foley artist (as Dale Perry)
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Roache	....	assistant sound editor
Kevin Roache	....	sound recordist
Matthew Stark	....	boom operator
Richard Taylor	....	supervising sound editor
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer (as Dave Adam Weisberg)

Special Effects by
Tim Good	....	special effects coordinator
Andzejus Racka	....	special effects assistant
Edvinas Urbonas	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Matt Chapman	....	matte artist
J. Michael Cicilio	....	technical consultant
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging: iO FILM
Scott Gordon	....	technical consultant
Emily Hana	....	roto and paint artist
Vivien Hinton	....	matte artist
Lora Lam	....	production coordinator
Gretchen Miller	....	visual effects producer
Bob Monaghan	....	systems manager (as Robert Monaghan)
Ryan Smith	....	digital compositor
Lance Wilhoite	....	visual effects supervisor
Jim L. Clark	....	visual effects artist: Animationwerks (uncredited)

Stunts
Arturas Nemanis	....	stunts
Almutis Raila	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Feliksas Abrukauskas	....	second assistant camera
Tim Barg	....	best boy electric
Dainius Belazaras	....	electrician
Juozas Brukstas	....	electrician
Yvonne Collins	....	first assistant camera
Carolyn Cox	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Vladimir Dailidko	....	generator operator
Gabriele DiChiara	....	gaffer
Yuri Esch	....	electrician
Singaras Gaiko	....	dolly grip
Mike Gowland	....	generator operator
Lech Gunovic	....	grip
Leonid Gunovic	....	electrician
Kevin Helmer	....	camera trainee
Sean Jensen	....	Steadicam operator
Sean Jensen	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Alex Jordan	....	electrician
Sean Jordan	....	electrician
Antanas Jucys	....	camera loader
Linas Jurgelenas	....	electrician
Rimas Jurgelevicius	....	best boy grip
Mindaugas Mazalis	....	grip
Callum McInnes	....	gaffer
Darcie McIsaac	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
James McRae	....	best boy grip (as Jamie McRae)
Lincoln McRae	....	grip
Beth Nobes	....	second assistant camera
Lucas Pasquali	....	electrician (as Luca Pasqual)
Rokas Rudzionis	....	dolly grip
Mark Silver	....	key grip
Andrejus Sipovic	....	electrician
Robert Somers	....	grip (as Rob Sommers)
Holly Stein	....	still photographer
Arnoldas Valinskas	....	grip
Johnny Wersta	....	dolly grip
Kit Whitmore	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ken Woroner	....	still photographer
Algirdas Zitkevicius	....	best boy

Casting Department
Louisa Cavidu	....	extras casting assistant
Dalia Daugilyte	....	casting assistant
Zameret Kleiman	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Greta Bogusiene	....	on-set costumer
Terri De Haan	....	assistant costume designer (as Terri de Haan)
Terri Frank	....	wardrobe truck
Dana Inciute	....	assistant costume designer
Angele Jasulaitiene	....	tailor
Zana Masanskaja	....	costumer
Indre Ramoskaite	....	assistant costume designer
Aneta Savickiene	....	on-set costumer
Janina Sostak	....	tailor
Ann Steel	....	costume set supervisor
Ruta Tamuleviciene	....	head costumer
Daiga Vaitkeviciute	....	on-set costumer
Jurate Zemaityte	....	on-set costumer
Ruta Zukauskaite	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Patrick S. Clark	....	post-production assistant (as Patrick Clark)
Tim King	....	executive in charge of post-production
Sam Komaromi	....	video post-production coordinator
Roger La Prairie	....	telecine colorist
Renay McGowan	....	post-production coordinator
Joe McJimsey	....	assistant editor
Jarrod Miller	....	post-production assistant
Janice Papadaki	....	negative cutter
Trevor Risbridger	....	telecine assistant
Matvey Shatz	....	color timer
Brad Todgham	....	telecine colorist

Music Department
Charles Bernstein	....	orchestrator
Jeanne Fay	....	music clearances
Dino A. Moriana	....	music editor
Karl Oskar	....	musician: violin solos

Transportation Department
Jim Ballantine	....	driver
Vladas Brodovskij	....	driver
John Carr	....	driver
Stanislav Davidovic	....	driver
Arturas Dvinelis	....	transportation coordinator
Viktor Gotovt	....	driver
Algis Incius	....	driver
Randy Lundrigin	....	driver (as Randy Lundrigan)
Robert MacLean	....	driver
Jerome McCann	....	transportation coordinator
Glen McGugan	....	driver
Audrius Morkunas	....	driver
Miroslav Petrovskij	....	driver
Tom Pinteric	....	driver
Sergei Pokazanjev	....	driver
Michail Prochucianov	....	driver
Chris Radley Walters	....	transportation captain (as Chris Radley-Walters)
Viaceslav Rogaciov	....	driver
Anatolijus Sajovka	....	driver
Richard Spiegelman	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Andres Vosu	....	driver
Glen Weller	....	driver
Romualdas Zablockis	....	driver

Other crew
Anatolij Afanasjev	....	armorer
Darryl Assinck	....	production assistant
Asta Cancingeriene	....	first aid
John Charles	....	software engineer: TriCoast Studios
Melanie Claveau	....	office assistant: DGP
Olga Fariga	....	location manager
Zana Fisman	....	production assistant
Siobhain Fray	....	production assistant
Linda Gillespie	....	post-production accountant
Dede Gilsher	....	receptionist: DGP
Rebecca Gray	....	production accountant
Ryan Heimpel	....	second assistant accountant
Ieva Javaityte	....	production assistant
Gediminas Jonaitis	....	interpreter
Irena Juskauskiene	....	studio accountant
Birute Kersiene	....	assistant production accountant
Stacey Knocker	....	client services
Danute Majevska	....	cashier
Cam Mansfield	....	first assistant accountant
Alex McNaughton	....	assistant location manager
Edita Miksyte	....	production office coordinator
John Musikka	....	assistant location manager
Oliver Olsen	....	script supervisor
Anthony Pangalos	....	assistant production coordinator
Arunas Paukste	....	craft service
Egle Paulauskyte	....	craft service
Jess Platt	....	dialect coach
Laima Rimeikiene	....	assistant: Joseph Sargent
Kristine Scott	....	production coordinator
Jae Shim	....	assistant: Joseph Sargent
Geoffrey Smither	....	location manager
Simas Stasiunas	....	production assistant
Jovita Staskeviciute	....	assistant production coordinator
Sheelagh Stewart	....	office coordinator: DGP
Jurga Surhaite	....	production assistant
Gintaras Tamulevicius	....	accessories
Vitalijus Tareilis	....	interpreter
Audrius Velkys	....	key production assistant
Jennifer Weber	....	production assistant
John Weber	....	chief financial officer
Tami Wineberg	....	unit publicist
Inga Zavoronok	....	assistant location manager
Romanas Zdanovas	....	interpreter
Igoris Zenevicius	....	craft service coordinator

Production Companies

• Ardent Productions
• Contenders Only
• Cypress Point Productions
• Lietuvos Kinostudija

Distributors

• Showtime Networks (2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Showtime Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• DEJ Productions

Special Effects

• Good FX

Other Companies

• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  script annotation

Also Known As:

Gisella Perl (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/cruelty and some nudity.

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R

Company:

Ardent Productions

Trivia:

Richard Crenna's final acting project.

A moving account of a female Doctor being held ina WW II concentration camp.

Jessica Beitchman as Marta Weiss was the most captivating character of this piece. Considering the company she's keeping in the movie (Christine Lahti, Beau Bridges, Richard Crenna) that is an incredible accomplishment. The movie was a touching yet horrifying account of a female Doctor in a WW II concentration camp. In it, Doctor Gisella Perl (Christine Lahti) helps Marta Weiss (Jessica Beitchman) while imprisoned together in Auschwitz and the two are reunited once again in America. When the American authorities suspect the good Doctor of voluntarily participating in experiments conducted by the "Angel of Death" Dr Josef Minghela, Perl must now rely on the testimony provided by young Marta Weiss to help free her in the land she came to be free in, America. It is the extraordinary tale of the holocaust survivors that came to the USA after enduring the unimaginable while trapped in Nazi occupied Europe in the 1940's.