I have awarded this film a ten, because a few months ago, the
Secretary of State, Colin Powell, gave a posthumous award for "constructive dissent" to Hiram (or Harry) Bingham, IV
recognizing that he issued 2500 visas against the wishes of the
State Department and President Roosevelt. The people he saved
included the artists Marc Chagall and Max Ernst and the family of
the writer Thomas Mann.
Bingham's father (on whom the fictional character Indiana Jones
was based) was the archeologist who unearthed the Inca city of
Machu Picchu, Peru in 1911.
He has now been honored by many groups and organizations
including the United Nations and the State of Israel.
The TV film Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) is a great
companion piece. Bingham passed away in 1988 practically
penniless, and the circumstances of Wallenberg's death remain a
mystery.
It is truly a tragedy that the great principled human beings are
recognized after their passing. But the film industry does do the
world a service when it brings important history to the attention of
those who would ever have known.
Secretary of State, Colin Powell, gave a posthumous award for "constructive dissent" to Hiram (or Harry) Bingham, IV
recognizing that he issued 2500 visas against the wishes of the
State Department and President Roosevelt. The people he saved
included the artists Marc Chagall and Max Ernst and the family of
the writer Thomas Mann.
Bingham's father (on whom the fictional character Indiana Jones
was based) was the archeologist who unearthed the Inca city of
Machu Picchu, Peru in 1911.
He has now been honored by many groups and organizations
including the United Nations and the State of Israel.
The TV film Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) is a great
companion piece. Bingham passed away in 1988 practically
penniless, and the circumstances of Wallenberg's death remain a
mystery.
It is truly a tragedy that the great principled human beings are
recognized after their passing. But the film industry does do the
world a service when it brings important history to the attention of
those who would ever have known.