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We Want the Light

Plot: The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in this documentary from the BBC and Opus Arte. We Want the Light brings together harrowing tales from Holocaust survivors with performances of music by such legendary composers as Mahler, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms
Release Date: Friday, October 22 2004
20 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Jacques StroumsaJacques StroumsaJacques Stroumsa was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Evgeny KissinEvgeny KissinEvgeny Kissin was 33 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 10 1971
Portrait of Vladimir AshkenazyVladimir AshkenazyVladimir Ashkenazy was 67 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 06 1937
Portrait of Zubin MehtaZubin MehtaZubin Mehta was 68 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 29 1936
Portrait of Pinchas ZukermanPinchas ZukermanPinchas Zukerman was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toby PerlmanToby PerlmanToby Perlman was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michael HaasMichael HaasMichael Haas was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Elyakim Ha'etzniElyakim Ha'etzniElyakim Ha'etzni was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Norman LebrechtNorman LebrechtNorman Lebrecht was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Margaret BrearleyMargaret BrearleyMargaret Brearley was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Paul Lawrence RosePaul Lawrence RosePaul Lawrence Rose was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daniel BarenboimDaniel BarenboimDaniel Barenboim was 61 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1942
Portrait of Yirmiyahu YovelYirmiyahu YovelYirmiyahu Yovel was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Uri ToeplitzUri ToeplitzUri Toeplitz was >> in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Anita Lasker-WallfischAnita Lasker-WallfischAnita Lasker-Wallfisch was 79 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 17 1925
Portrait of Itzhak PerlmanItzhak PerlmanItzhak Perlman was 59 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 31 1945
Portrait of Alice Sommer-HerzAlice Sommer-HerzAlice Sommer-Herz was 100 in We Want the Light as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 26 1903 –
Sun, Feb 23 2014

Crew

Portrait of Christopher NupenChristopher NupenChristopher Nupen was 70 in We Want the Light as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 30 1934