Alexander Scourby

With archival footage from 16 countries, this Oscar-nominated film presents important facts about the Nazis' persecution against Jews during WWII.

Detective Dave Bannion investigates a police sergeant's suicide. Strictly routine...until a B-girl claiming to have evidence is found murdered, and Bannion's superiors order him off the case. Not one to suffer being pushed, Bannion pushes back at reputed mob boss Lagana, who fanatically keeps his home life free of "dirt." Result: a bomb meant for Bannion kills an innocent bystander, and Bannion..

Danny Kaye stars in this comedy about a Jewish man and an anti-semitic Polish Colonel who pool their resouces to escape the Nazi occupation of Paris. Slowly the Colonel overcomes his own prejudices and forms a strong and lasting relationship with Kaye.