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In Search Of The Amber Room

Synopsis

The Amber Room was one of the world's greatest cultural treasures, until the Nazis invaded Russia in 1941 and ripped it from the walls of Catherine Palace. The secret of its fate has been kept for over fifty years. The documentary focuses on the relationship between art and war and encounters some of the people who have become obsessed with revealing the dark secrets of the Amber Room.

Details

Year
1999
Running time
50 Mins
Format
16mm
Director
Stuart Clarke
Producer
Ali McGrath
Director of Photography
Kenneth C. Dodds
Principal cast
Presented by Anthony H. Wilson
Film Stock
Kodak

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wild Dream Films 1st Floor Mount Suart House Mount Stuart Square Cardiff CF105FQ UK T +44 (0)292 009 9897 wilddream@alistu.demon.co.uk

Sales Company

NVC Arts The Forum, 74-80 Camden Street, London NW1 0EG Tel: 020 7388 3833 Fax: 020 7383 7174

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