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The Survivor 2021

Movie · 129 min · English · September 13, 2021

Biographical drama

Directed by Barry LevinsonWritten by Justine Juel Gillmer

Starring Ben Foster, Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, Dar Zuzovsky

The Survivor is a 2021 biographical drama film directed by Barry Levinson from a screenplay by Justine Juel Gillmer. Ben Foster portrays Harry Haft, a real-life Auschwitz concentration camp survivor who boxed fellow inmates to survive under Nazi Germany. Co-stars include Vicky Krieps, Billy Magnussen, Peter Sarsgaard, John Leguizamo, and Danny DeVito. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2021 before airing on HBO on April 27, 2022. Critics praised the movie, especially Foster's performance. It earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Television Movie.

Cast

• 
  Ben FosterHarry Haft
• VK
  Vicky KriepsMiriam Wofsoniker
• 
  Billy MagnussenSchneider
• 
  Peter SarsgaardEmory Anderson
• 
  Dar ZuzovskyLeah Krichinsky
• JL
  John LeguizamoBill "Pepé" Miller
• 
  Danny DeVitoCharley Goldman
• SE
  Saro EmirzePeretz Haft
• LP
  Laurent PapotJean
• PB
  Paul BatesLouis Barclay
• SC
  Sonya CullingfordElse
• ME
  Michael EppSS Kuttner
• CB
  Charles BriceColey Wallace
• AS
  Aaron SerotskyMichael Lieberman

Crew

Director

Barry Levinson

Writer

Justine Juel Gillmer

Producer

Bron Studios, Matti Leshem, Barry Levinson, Scott Pardo, Jason Sosnoff

Cinematography

George Steel

Editing

Douglas Crise

Music

Hans Zimmer

Details

Production

Bron Studios, Creative Wealth Media, Fifth Season, New Mandate Films, USC Shoah Foundation

Distributor

HBO Films

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