''The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust'' is a 1999 autobiography by Austrian-born Edith Hahn-Beer. Written with the help of Susan Dworkin, the book's first edition was published by Rob Weibach Books and William Morrow and Company. A documentary film based on the source material and starring Hahn-Beer herself was released in 2003. A revised version of the book was published in 2009.

Translations

*German, as ''Ich ging durchs Feuer und brannte nicht : Eine aussergewöhnliche Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte'' (2002) *French, as ''La femme de l'officier nazi : comment une Juive survécut à l'Holocauste'' (2002) *Italian, as ''La moglie dell'ufficiale nazista'' (2003) *Dutch, as ''De joodse bruid'' (2001) *Japanese, as ''ナチ将校の妻 : あるユダヤ人女性55年目の告白 (Nachi shōkō no tsuma : aru Yudayajin josei 55-nenme no kokuhaku)'' (2000) *Sinhalese, as ''Yuddhayē aturu katāvaka : (nāsi hamudā niladhāriya gē birinda)'' (2004). *Thai, as ''เมียนาซี'' (2005).

2003 documentary

Directed by

Liz Garbus Elizabeth Freya Garbus (born April 11, 1970) is an American documentary film director and producer. Notable documentaries Garbus has made are '' The Farm: Angola, USA,'' ''Ghosts of Abu Ghraib,'' ''Bobby Fischer Against the World,'' ''Love, Maril ...

and written by Jack Youngelson, the 2003 documentary retelling of the book stars Hahn-Beer, who was approximately 90 years old at the time. The film features the voice of

Julia Ormond Julia Karin Ormond (born 4 January 1965) is an English actress. She rose to prominence by appearing in ''The Baby of Mâcon'' (1993), '' Legends of the Fall'' (1994), '' First Knight'' (1995), '' Sabrina'' (1995), '' Smilla's Sense of Snow'' (1 ...

and is narrated by

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. In addition to being shown in movie theatres, the film was run on the American TV channel A&E on June 19, 2003. It was reviewed by several major newspapers, including
''The New York Times''
and th
''Boston Herald''
and was nominated for a prime-time Emmy.

Planned film adaptation

A film adaptation of ''The Nazi Officer's Wife'' was planned at one point in 2010. Directed by

Mike Figgis Michael Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in ''Leaving Las Vegas'' (1995). Figgis was the founding patron of the independent filmmakers o ...

, written by Charlie Stratton, and Craig P. Sherman and starring

Eva Green Eva Gaëlle Green (, ; born ) is a French actress and model. The daughter of actress Marlène Jobert, she began her career in theatre before making her film debut in Bernardo Bertolucci's '' The Dreamers'' (2003). She achieved international reco ...

Thomas Kretschmann Thomas Kretschmann (; born 8 September 1962) is a German actor who has appeared in many European and American films. His notable roles include Lieutenant Hans von Witzland in '' Stalingrad'' (1993), Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld in '' The Pianist'' ( ...

, and

Alexandra Maria Lara Alexandra Maria Lara (''née'' Plătăreanu; 12 November 1978) is a Romanian-German actress who has appeared in '' Downfall'' (2004), ''Control'' (2007), '' Youth Without Youth'' (2007), ''The Reader'' (2008), '' Rush'' (2013), and ''Geostorm' ...

, it was anticipated for release in 2011 but was never filmed. Co-author Susan Dworkin reports that the movie rights are once again available.

References

External links

* https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn505931 Edith Hahn collection
Harper-Collins Reading Guide
review of the book

review of the book * ttp://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=2398 ''New York Times''review of the 2003 film
''Boston Herald''
review of the 2003 film {{DEFAULTSORT:Nazi Officer's Wife Personal accounts of the Holocaust 1999 non-fiction books 2003 documentary films Films directed by Liz Garbus Documentary films about the Holocaust