Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II is a 1992 documentary film co-produced by Bill Miles and Nina Rosenblum featuring actors Denzel Washington, Louis Gossett Jr. and Leon Bass. Liberators is a documentary film account about the unknown story of African-American battalions, focusing on the heroic actions of the 761st, which spearheaded General Patton's Third Army and helped liberate Nazi concentration camps.[1] This documentary examines the role of African American soldiers in the liberation of concentration camps in Europe, and the segregation that they concurrently faced at home in the United States. There are extensive interviews both with soldiers and survivors about the impact of their shared historical experience. Although there has been some controversy about the historical accuracy of this film, it is a valuable contribution to the oral history of this period, particularly about segregation in the United States.[2]

Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
Directed byBill Miles
Nina Rosenblum
Produced byBill Miles
Nina Rosenblum
Written byJohn Crowley
Narrated byDenzel Washington
Edited bySteven Olswang
Production
company
Miles Educational Film Productions
Distributed byDirect Cinema
PBS (television)
Release date
  • November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature but was met with controversy on its release on American Experience when it was aired by WNET Channel 13 in New York.[3]

A companion book was also published based on the film's research.[4]

References
  1. Finkle, Lee (December 1993). "Liberators—Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II. Prod. by William Miles and Nina Rosenblum. Miles Educational Film Production, 1992. 90 mins. (Direct Cinema, P.O. Box 10003, Santa Monica, CA 90410-9003)". The Journal of American History. 80 (3): 1192–1193. doi:10.2307/2080582. JSTOR 2080582.
  2. "The Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II". Facing History. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. Richard Bernstein (March 1, 1993). "Doubts Mar PBS Film of Black Army Unit". New York Times. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  4. "Potter, Lou, William Miles, and Nina Rosenblum. Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992". Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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