Rent Raiders of the Lost Art (2014)
4.3 of 5 from 47 ratings
4h 42min
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- Synopsis:
History has proven that the power of art cannot be underestimated. Great works have driven many people to unprecedented lengths to own them. From lone criminals to the calculated plots of powerful dictators, they all have one goal; the possession of these masterpieces. Over six gripping and fascinating episodes, 'Raiders of the Lost Art' takes you on an incredible journey into the world of opportunist thieves, forgotten masters and theft on a continental scale that left some of the world's most precious works of art on the edge of destruction. Through re-enactment, rare archive footage and expert contributors, we tell the extraordinary stories of these treasures; how they were looted, how they disappeared, how they were forgotten and then the remarkable ways in which they were rediscovered and recovered. These, however, are just a small proportion of what the world has lost and there are many more masterpieces still waiting to be found. - Actors:
- Martin Bailey, Calandra Caldecott, Charles Darwent, Stephen Daltry, Charles Hill, Joseph Lindoe, Mark Steere, Nicholas Audsley, Tabitha Becker-Kahn, Quentin Buvelot, Donal Cox, John Crowley, Colin Devine, Toby Faber, David Florez, Steve Fortune, Troy French, Martin Gayford, Billy Harris, Laura Houliston
- Directors:
- Daniel Kontur, Cal Saville
- Producers:
- Cal Saville, Edward Cotterill, Dominic Saville
- Narrated By:
- Jonathon Kydd
- Writers:
- Cal Saville, William Simpson
- Studio:
- Fremantle
- Genres:
- Special Interest, British TV, TV Documentaries
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Real life Monuments Men - Raiders of the Lost Art review by DW
An interesting documentary, especially perhaps to those who didn't get around to seeing The Monuments Men. Yes, they really did exist as a collection of art experts attempting to discover hidden treasures stolen by the Nazi top echelon for both their own collections as well as to provide Hitler with a source of art works to enable him to create a museum in his home town of Linz in Austria once, as they fully expected, their war was won.
Other tales are told here in which the Mona Lisa and Munch's The Scream are both stolen then recovered but the the World War 11 operation is by far the most interesting, to me at least.
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