The Film
Powerful drama to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Bergen-Belsen. By Martin Jameson.
The Film by Martin Jameson
April 1945. A Ministry of Information army film crew enters Bergen-Belsen to record the unimaginable horrors of the Holocaust that many were already refusing to believe. But faced with all this footage, the head of the unit - Sidney Bernstein, is overwhelmed. He needs to get a film out there as soon as possible, but how to do justice to such suffering? So he summons his friend Alfred Hitchcock from Hollywood. And Bernstein - who later establishes Granada Television - determines that together they can create an irrefutable cinematic testimony.
Sidney Bernstein.........................................Henry Goodman
Alfred Hitchcock.........................................Jeremy Swift
Richard Crossman......................................Geoffrey Streatfeild
Mrs Haig........................................................Fenella Woolgar
Secretary.......................................................Hamilton Berstock
Production Co-ordinator - Vicky Moseley
Sound Design - Sharon Hughes
Technical Producer - Peter Ringrose
Studio Manager - Alison Craig
Producer/ Director - Gary Brown
A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Audio Production for Radio 4.
With grateful thanks to documentary film maker Jane Wells, daughter of Sidney Bernstein, who generously helped with the research for this drama.
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- Sat 12 Apr 2025 15:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
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