Twelve years on, jewish standup comic cohn sher returns to haunt the ss officer lindsay now a successful bavarian police commissioner who commanded the. With antony sher, robert lindsay, matthew marsh, diana rigg. The holocaust, the magical and the real in elijah moshinskys genghis cohn 1993 ahoti hayafa 2011. Watch genghis cohn full movie in hd visit in the midst of world war ii, nazi officer otto schatz declares the exe. A satirical treatment of the reluctance of postwar germany.
Genghis khan was the west german entry in the eurovision song contest 1979, performed in german by dschinghis khan. Genghis khan, the mongol ruler who once ruled the biggest empire in the world. Genghis cohn 1993 in the midst of world war ii, nazi officer otto schatz declares the execution of jewish musichall comedian genghis cohn. It features a very young daniel craig in the supporting role of lieutenant guth. A former ss officer is haunted by the ghost of a man he murdered during wwii. In my opinion the secondbest koei series after romance of the three kingdoms, this series is based on the aweinspiring exploits of temujin, a.
This only takes away a shtikel of enjoyment from the movie although i have to admit, i would have loved to see a bit more bare skin on diana rigg, who has reached zaftig perfection in this movie. Antony sher, robert lindsay, matthew marsh, diana rigg, paul brooke, cara konig, rowland davies, juliette grassby, jay. First of all, it is a story of a reformed nazi officer, now chief of police in a small town in germany, who becomes haunted by the ghost of a jewish comedian he had killed in dachau some 16 years earlier. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of northeast asia.
A former ss officer is haunted by the ghost of a man he murdered. In the midst of world war ii, nazi officer otto schatz declares the execution of jewish musichall comedian genghis cohn. Genghis cohn excellent copy of a rare movie posted by ben p. Cohn is a jewish surname notable people sharing the surname cohnedit. After founding the empire and being proclaimed genghis khan, he launched the. Dame enid diana elizabeth rigg, dbe born 20 july 1938 is an english actress.
Daniel craig appears in a limited, early role as a german officer. Genghis cohn packs three fully realized films into a single 79minute tv production. Its worth tracking down because theres not too many films. Many years before, police commissioner otto schatz robert lindsay was an ardent participant in the nazi experience, and he still cherishes a profound and secret affection for hitler. Nominated cableace award for best supporting actress in a miniseries or movie. Especially wonderful was the opening sequence with genghis cohn doing a skit as a ventriloquist and using adolf hitler as the dummy. Magical realism and marginalization in the world of. The haunting turns into a taunting, and before he knows it, schatz is slowly driven.
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