imagine… - S11E02: Stealing Klimt
Alan Yentob tells the story of the struggle by 90-year-old Maria Altmann to recover five Gustav Klimt paintings stolen from her family by the Nazis in 1938 and which have hung in the Austrian National Gallery ever since. It chronicles Maria's early life in glittering fin-de-siecle Vienna, her escape from Nazi terror and her fight to recover the Klimts against all the odds, which takes her to the US Supreme Court and pits her not just against Austria, but also against the Bush administration.
Cast: Alan Yentob
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imagine… S11E02 Synopsis
Stream imagine… "Stealing Klimt" in HD quality on Goojara. Originally aired on 2007-05-15, this episode is part of Season 11 of imagine…. Featuring performances from Alan Yentob among the cast. As part of this Documentary and News series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. Alan Yentob tells the story of the struggle by 90-year-old Maria Altmann to recover five Gustav Klimt paintings stolen from her family by the Nazis in 1938 and which have hung in the Austrian National Gallery ever since. It chronicles Maria's early l...
