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PLAYHOUSE 90: IN THE PRESENCE OF MINE ENEMIES (TV)
Summary
One in this dramatic anthology series. This drama deals with the plight of the Heller family living in the Jewish ghetto of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. In this portion, Rabbi Heller, a peaceful man, his young and beautiful daughter Rachel, and his embittered, violent son Paul, are struggling to survive in the ghetto when a German officer and his young sergeant pay them a visit. The German officer rapes Rachel and is then killed by her brother Paul. Sgt. Lott offers Rachel an escape with him. The old Rabbi and his son are reconciled as they face the Germans armed only with faith and a gun. Includes commercials.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Michael Finkelstein and Sue-ann Friedman.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: May 18, 1960 Wednesday 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:28:15
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T80:0803
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); She Made It Collection (Ethel Winant); World War II - Drama
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1956-1961
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Peter Kortner … Producer
- Ethel Winant … Associate Producer
- Leonard Horn … Associate Producer
- Fielder Cook … Director
- Rod Serling … Writer
- Charles Laughton … Cast, Rabbi Adam Heller
- Arthur Kennedy … Cast, Paul Heller
- Susan Kohner … Cast, Rachel Heller
- Oscar Homolka … Cast, Josef Chinik
- George MacReady … Cast, Capt. Richter
- Sam Jaffe … Cast, Emmanuel
- Robert Redford … Cast, Sergeant Lott
- Otto Waldis … Cast, Kohn
- Bernard Kates … Cast, Israel
- Arline Sax … Cast, Woman with Baby
- Celia Lovsky … Cast, First Woman
- Lisa Golm … Cast, Second Woman
- Ben-Ari … Cast, First Councilman
- Norbert Schiller … Cast, Second Councilman
- Harold Dyrenforth … Cast, The General
- Peter Coe … Cast, The Officer
- Thomas DeLangre … Cast, The Little Boy
- Dick Gardner … Cast, First Soldier
- Chuck Haren … Cast, Second Soldier
- Hannes Lutz … Cast, The Man