Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

Gene Hackman narrates this documentary on Hollywood depictions of the Holocaust and Nazism from the 1930's to the 21st Century. Thorough, interesting, you see how depictions changed over time owing to the political situation, national mood, and the 20-30 years it took for what happened to sink into the national consciousness. Particularly interesting was the role that the network mini-series such as Holocaust and War and Remembrance played in preparing a mass audience for the actual tales of Holocaust survivors and even the statute of limitations for war crimes in West Germany. Also this movie makes me really want to see The Pawnbroker. Recommended.