| QB VII |  | Director: Tom Gries
Actors: Ben Gazzara, Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Caron, Lee Remick, Juliet Mills
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 27,187
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 390 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.9
MPN: COLD05850D
UPC: 043396058507
EAN: 0043396058507
ASIN: B00005B1W7
Theatrical Release Date: April 29, 1974
Release Date: May 29, 2001
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This five-hour miniseries, which was hailed as both a critical triumph and a milestone "television event" when it originally aired in 1974, is based on the Leon Uris novel, which itself was based on a libel trial that arose after Uris published his novel Exodus. The fictionalized drama is essentially the story of two men, Dr. Adam Kelno, a Polish doctor who was imprisoned by the Nazis in a concentration camp, and Abe Cady, a successful Hollywood writer who publishes a serious book on the Holocaust that exposes Kelno's past. Playing Dr. Kelno, Anthony Hopkins steals the show, and the nuances he brings to the character keep the audience guessing whether he is in fact a dedicated healer or a diabolical villain intent on papering over a fiendish past. Ben Gazzara is credible as the tough-talking Cady, but when Hopkins leaves the action for a time the film sags and begins to resemble an ordinary TV movie. Eventually the two men's lives come into conflict when Kelno sues for libel. The trial, which takes place in a London courtroom (the "Queen's Bench VII" of the title), seeks to sort out the truth about the past of Dr. Kelno. His precise activities during the war, and how the world deals with his past, receive intelligent and dramatic treatment. --Robert J. McNamara
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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: UN
Release Date: 29-MAY-2001
Media Type: DVD
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QB VII February 25, 2010
Rob Lanken (Virginia USA)
Excellent...Saw it years ago and never forgot it. It should
be viewd often so one can never forget WWII and all its horrors.
The acting great and truly believable..watched it straight through.
A Brilliant Film September 24, 2009
Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"QB VII"
A Brilliant Film
Amos Lassen
"QB VII" was a mini-series that first aired on television and it has stood the test of time even though it was made over thirty years ago. The plot is based on actual events, on a lawsuit that caused Leon Uris to write the book upon which this is based. Dr. Adam Kelno (Anthony Hopkins) was a well respected medical doctor who received the O.B.E. for his work in humanitarianism. Abraham Cady (Ben Gazzara), a writer who recently re-embraced Judaism, wrote a book on the Holocaust in which he stated that Kelno, among others, committed war crimes while working for the Nazi regime. The two take the issue to court, to Queens Bench VII, where Kelno defends himself but his past eventually catches up with him.
Anthony Hopkins is his wonderful self and he gives his character great expression and a sense of mystery. Gazzara does quite well as well even if he seems to be not too deep at the beginning. What makes the film so special is the nature of the case and the fine acting. If you want to see more about the darkest period of world history this is a film that you should not miss. The trial sequences are riveting and it is interesting to see a young Anthony Hopkins playing a man of the age that he is today.
I SEARCHED A LONG TIME, YEARS IN FACT, TO FIND THIS MOVIE. August 29, 2009
Paul R. Grant
THE QUALITY OF THIS MINI SEARIES WAS BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. THE PRICE WAS AGREABLE AND WHEN I FINALLY WATCHED IT I WAS SUPRIZED AT HOW INTENCE HOPKINS ACTING WAS NO WONDER HE IS SUCH A GREAT ACTOR.
QBVII May 17, 2009
H. Reed
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read QBVII (Leon Uris) years ago when it first came out. And I saw it on TV as a mini-series. Both were wonderful. The TV series was well done with great actors, great sets and gripping historical realities. This is one of Anthony Hopkins' very early movies and he does a bang-up job as the doctor. Ben Gazzara as a jaded writer-turned-passionate is wonderful. Lee Remick, Juliet Mills, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Quayle--all superb. Powerful and addictive.
The Holocaust August 26, 2008
Linda S. Hefner (Tulsa, OK USA)
Nuremberg Trials (1947)Excellent story about what actually happened to the Jews in WWII. It is long, it was a TV miniseries.
Well worth it!
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