Out of the Ashes
Based on a true story, this heart-wrenching film follows the journey of Gisella Perl (Christine Lahti), a Jewish-Hungarian doctor who manages to survive Auschwitz. Decades later, she’s applying for U.S. citizenship when she becomes accused of colluding with the Nazis. Her judge and jury are three INS investigators (played by Bruce Davison, Richard Crenna and Beau Bridges) who must decide her fate.
Director: Joseph Sargent
Writers: Gisella Perl (book) (as Dr. Gisella Perl), Anne Meredith (teleplay)
Stars: Christine Lahti, Bruce Davison, Jonathan Cake
