Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

A biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Concentration Camp, the film follows his liberation and his rise to become one of the leading Nazi hunters in the world, bringing such criminals to justice as Adolf Eichmann and Klaus Barbee. (Written by Anthony Hughes)

Cast

Ben Kingsley

as Simon Wiesenthal

Craig T. Nelson

as Major Bill Harcourt

David Threlfall

as Alex

Paul Freeman

as Josef

Jack Shepherd

as Brodi

Anton Lesser

as Karl/Stein

Christopher Rozycki

as Mischa

Renée Soutendijk

as Cyla Wiesenthal

Louisa Milwood-Haigh

as Paulina

Robert Morelli

as Reed

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