1981

Skokie
CBS movie
Herbert Wise, director
Bruce S. Pustin, unit production manager
Ron Bozman, first assistant director
Penny Finkleman, first assistant director

This fact-based drama centers on street demonstrations attempted by neo-Nazis in 1977 in the largely Jewish community of Skokie, IL., where a high percentage of World War II concentration camp survivors lived. Wise superbly realized Ernest Kinoy's teleplay with a strong cast, led by Danny Kaye in his only TV movie, as well as Kim Hunter, Eli Wallach, John Rubenstein, Carl Reiner, Ed Flanders, Brian Dennehy, George Dzundza and Lee Strasberg in his final role. Wise and Kinoy received Emmy nominations as did the production for outstandind special.