Never Forget (film)

Never Forget is a 1991 American made-for-television drama film starring Leonard Nimoy and directed by Joseph Sargent. It originally aired April 8, 1991 on TNT.

Never Forget
Genre	Drama War
Written by	Ronald Rubin
Directed by	Joseph Sargent
Starring	Leonard Nimoy Blythe Danner Dabney Coleman
Theme music composer	Henry Mancini
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Robert B. Radnitz Terence Nelson
Cinematography	Kees Van Oostrum
Editor	Michael Brown
Running time	94 minutes
Production companies	Nimoy/Radnitz Productions Turner Pictures
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	April 8, 1991 (1991-04-08)

Plot

Mel Mermelstein and his wife Jane are a California couple thrown into the spotlight of judicial history in the 1980s. Mel is a Hungarian-born Jew, sole survivor of his family's extermination at Auschwitz, and Jane is a Southern Baptist from Tennessee. Their four children are good kids, typical Americans, with just enough orneriness to irritate each other, but enough love and class to pull together when it counts. When challenged by a hate group to prove that Jews were actually gassed at Auschwitz, Mel rises to the occasion with the support of his wife and children, in spite of the dangers to himself, his business, and his family. William John Cox, a Roman Catholic lawyer originally from Texas, provides pro bono legal help.

Cast

• Leonard Nimoy as Mel Mermelstein
• Blythe Danner as Jane Mermelstein
• Dabney Coleman as William John Cox
• Paul Hampton as Richard Fusilier
• Jason Presson as Bernie Mermelstein
• Juliet Sorci as Edie Mermelstein
• Nicholas Fee as David Mermelstein
• Benji Gregory as Kenny Mermelstein
• David Margulies as Rabbi Hier
• Thomas Bellin as Rabbi Cooper

Reception

Writing for The New York Times, John O'Connor found Never Forget was a "small, well-crafted movie". Slashfilm lists the film as Nimoy's best performance, outside the Star Trek universe.

References

• New York, April 8, 1991

External links

• Never Forget at IMDb