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Directed by Joseph Sargent, Never Forget leans on a strong ensemble — Leonard Nimoy, Dabney Coleman, Blythe Danner — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about tv movie titles of 1991.
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In the Jewish tradition of arguing with God, Jewish prisoners in Auschwitz decide to put God on Trial.
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