Marc Levin decided to make his film after a cab driver in New York told him no Jews were killed on Sept. 11. Apparently, the cabbie said, all the Jews were warned to stay home. Using the rumor as a kickoff point for an examination of the rise of anti-Semitism since Sept. 11, the filmmaker criss-crosses nations and decades. Read the full review
Documentary filmmaker Marc Levin explores contemporary views on "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion," an infamous century-old forgery that purports to contain a master plan by Jewish leaders to rule the world. Although the fake has long been discredited, millions of people around the world still use it to support anti-Semitic causes, including the accusation that the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center were a Jewish plot.
Director: Marc Levin
Cast: Marc Levin, Al Levin
Run time: 90 minutes
Release date: Oct. 21, 2005
Rating: Not rated.
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Q&A with Marc Levin
Austin American-Statesman film writer Crhis Garcia interviews the director.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C+
"You don't have to be Jewish to be appalled at the ugliness this film uncovers. You just have to be human."
The Palm Beach Post: B
"Those who insist another Holocaust against the Jewish people could never happen should spend an hour and a half with Protocols of Zion, a chilling, though not surprising look at the world..."
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