Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis
2023•1h 8m•7.5•Released
HistoryDocumentary
Willem was an artist who lived openly as a gay man at a time when few did. Frieda was a well-connected musician who became the first woman to lead an orchestra. We learn of their early lives and the selfless decisions that informed their devotion to the anti-Nazi cause, often at great personal risk. The gentle revelation of these extraordinary lives is gradually revealed through archive footage, skillfully combined with photographs and interviews with experts, journalists and family members.
Director
John Hay
Writer
Rik Carmichael
Languages
English
Studio
Channel 4 Television
Cast
Stephen Fry
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