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...lecture entitled, "Resisting Evil: the Rescue of Danish Jewry and Beyond," Goldhagen outlined the conditions of the Danish occupation that allowed the rescue efforts to take place...
...collection of photographs by Judy Ellis Glickman, entitled "Resistance and Rescue in Denmark," portrays Danish citizens who helped transport Jewish residents to safe havens in Sweden during the German occupation in World...
Goldhagen said the efforts by Danish citizens and government officials, which helped save the lives of 99 percent of Danish Jews, serve as a sharp contrast to the dark picture of German citizens he painted in his controversial 1996 book, Hitler's Willing Executioners...
Unlike in Germany, Jews constituted a mere 8,000 of Denmark's four million people and, according to Goldhagen, were primarily viewed as Danish citizens rather than as a separate element of the population...
Casting the film, Scott tested Jude Law for Commodus but went with Phoenix, an odd, inspired choice: beneath the villain's sliminess is an unloved child with vivid plans for vengeance. Scott's choice of Nielsen also was resisted, but the Danish beauty brings a regal presence to the film. The boozy, exuberant Reed gave a superbly knowing performance--alas, his last. He died toward the end of shooting; one scene was accomplished with a body double and some digital legerdemain (which also added tiers to the Colosseum). Crowe, deep into his Jeffrey Wigand character in The Insider, was persuaded...