Out of the Ashes

The real-life story of Gisella Perl, a Jewish Hungarian doctor imprisoned in the notorious Auschwitz death camp of World War II.

Cast

Christine Lahti

as Gisella Perl

Bruce Davison

as Peter Schuman, Interrogator

Jonathan Cake

as Dr. Mengele

Beau Bridges

as Herman Prentiss, Interrogator

Richard Crenna

as Jake Smith

Jolyon Baker

as Frederick Krauss

Jessica Beitchman

as Marta Weiss

Oliver Cotton

as Moshe Perl

Michelle Fine

as Fanny Pearl

Zoie Palmer

as Didi Goldstein

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