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  • The Joel Files (2001)
  • TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary
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The Joel Files (2001)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

Beate Thalberg's critically acclaimed documentary tells the story of two German families, whose ways first cross in the 1930s. Karl Amson Joel owned the fourth largest mail order company in Germany, but has to leave Germany with is family ...See moreBeate Thalberg's critically acclaimed documentary tells the story of two German families, whose ways first cross in the 1930s. Karl Amson Joel owned the fourth largest mail order company in Germany, but has to leave Germany with is family due to his Jewish roots in 1933. Meanwhile, the Neckermann family gains his business empire by profiteering from the Nazi expropriation laws. Almost seventy years later, their descendants, among them pop star Billy Joel, meet in Vienna to confront themselves and each other with their common history... Written by fippi2000 See less
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Updated Dec 19, 2001

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Dec 19, 2001 (Germany)

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14 cast members
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Ben Becker
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Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (as Josef Goebbels) Self (archive footage) (as Josef Goebbels)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
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Howard Joel
Self (as Helmuth 'Howard' Joel) Self (as Helmuth 'Howard' Joel)   See fewer
Karl Anson Joel
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Meta Joel
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Josef Neckermann
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Ernst Röhm
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