Maximilian : saint of Auschwitz

Maximilian : saint of Auschwitz produced as a joint venture of Saint Luke Productions and Ignatius Press ; written by Leonardo Defilippis, Patricia DeFillipis.

The story of the life and heroic offering of the Franciscan priest, St. Maximilian Kolbe. In 1941 he was arrested by the Gestapo for his tireless work against the Nazi forces, and sent to the infamous death camp of Auschwitz. There he was used for slave labor, frequently beaten and subjected to humi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Ignatius Press, Saint Luke Productions
Other Authors: Defilippis, Leonardo
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Beaverton, OR : St. Luke Productions, c1995.
Subjects:
Kolbe, Maximilian, > Saint, > 1894-1941.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Christian saints > Poland > Biography.
Christian martyrs > Poland > Biography.
Religious films.
Videos > Dinand
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Summary:The story of the life and heroic offering of the Franciscan priest, St. Maximilian Kolbe. In 1941 he was arrested by the Gestapo for his tireless work against the Nazi forces, and sent to the infamous death camp of Auschwitz. There he was used for slave labor, frequently beaten and subjected to humiliations, and in the end offered to take the place of a married man condemned to death by starvation.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Director and adaptor for the screen, K. C. Lynch; director of photography, Carl Davis; music, Randall DeBruyn.

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