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House of Life: A Jewish Cemetary in Prague (2008)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 53M

Director : Allan Miller

Synopsis

A deep dive documentary into the history of the Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague.

Actors

Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
Narrator

Crews

Allan Miller
Allan Miller
Director
Mark Podwal
Mark Podwal
Writer
Allan Miller
Allan Miller
Producer
Mark Podwal
Mark Podwal
Producer
Natasa Dudinski
Natasa Dudinski
Associate Producer
Marie Winn
Marie Winn
Associate Producer
Petr Pešek
Petr Pešek
Director of Photography
Mark Podwal
Mark Podwal
Executive Producer

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