Out of the Ashes
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Out of the Ashes is a made-for-television movie that was released by Showtime. It is a dramatization of the life of Holocaust concentration camp survivor Gisella Perl
and is based on her book I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz.
Gisella Perl
Gisella Perl was a Jewish gynecologist who lived in Sighetu Marmaţiei, Romania , until 1944 when the Nazis invaded Hungary and deported its Jewish population....
and is based on her book I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz.
Cast
- Christine LahtiChristine LahtiChristine Lahti is an American actress and film director. Lahti has had a successful career in television and film. Throughout her career she has garnered 2 Golden Globe Awards from 8 Nominations, An Emmy Award from 6 Nominations and 2 Academy Award nominations...
as Gisella Perl - Beau BridgesBeau BridgesLloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...
as Herman Prenitss - Richard CrennaRichard CrennaRichard Donald Crenna was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
as Jake Smith - Bruce DavisonBruce DavisonBruce Davison is an American actor and director.-Early life:Davison was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Marian E. , a secretary, and Clair W. Davison, a musician, architect, and draftsman for the Army Engineers. His parents divorced when he was three years old. He was raised by his...
as Peter Schuman - Jonathan Cake as Dr. MengeleJosef MengeleJosef Rudolf Mengele , also known as the Angel of Death was a German SS officer and a physician in the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He earned doctorates in anthropology from Munich University and in medicine from Frankfurt University...
- Zoe Palmer as Didi Goldstein
- Jolyon Baker as Frederick Krauss
- Jessica Beitchman as Marta Weiss
- Oliver CottonOliver CottonOliver Cotton is an English actor, known for his work on stage, TV and film.After training at the Drama Centre London, he has worked extensively at the Royal National Theatre playing in many productions including The Royal Hunt of the Sun, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Much Ado About...
as Moshe Perl - Michelle Fine as Fanny Perl
- Maria Ricossa as Esther Jacob
- Ingrid VeningerIngrid VeningerIngrid Veninger is a Canadian actress and director.Her start in show business was in an advertisement for Bell Canada with Megan Follows at age 11...
as Zozia - Emma Wellbelove as Young Gisella
- Nina YoungNina Young-Family:She is the daughter of Perth businessman Peter Young and Tania Verstak, a woman of Russian origin who was Miss Australia 1961 and Miss International 1962.-Career:Her acting career has spanned sixteen years so far, from 1994 to present...
as Irma GreseIrma GreseIrma Ida Ilse Grese was employed at the Nazi concentration camps of Ravensbrück and Auschwitz, and was a warden of the women's section of Bergen-Belsen.... - Vytautas Rumsas as David Perl
- Inga Tuminiene as Cilla Perl
- Adrija Cepaite-Palsauskiene as Rose Perl
- Inga Maskarina as Helen Perl
- Nola Augustson as Sarah Goldstein
- Alan Jordan as Isaac Goldstein
- Judah KatzJudah KatzMontreal born and classically trained actor Judah Katz has worked in Toronto and Los Angeles for more than 25 years, appearing on television and in films....
as Dr. Jonas Ruben - Monika Biciunaite as Dr. Ruth Stern
- Viola Kilimciauskaite as Katya Weiss
- Kristina Mauruseviciute as Leitu
- Getter Kosolov as Young Cilla Perl
- Aurelija Pasmuntaite as Young Rose Perl
- Joonas Suokko as Young David Perl
- Elena Stonciute as Young Helen Perl