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Maxmilian Grünfeld learned to sew while mending shirts for the Gestapo in Auschwitz when he was fifteen. Four years later, he re-invented himself as the American Martin Greenfield, and was making suits for the former general and future US president Dwight D. Eisenhower, who liberated him from Buchenwald in 1945.
With his infectious smile, resourcefulness, and insistence on “quality with intrinsic value”, Martin Greenfield quickly rose from his humble beginnings as a floor boy at the GGG menswear factory in Brooklyn to become the highbrow tailor of choice for US presidents and celebrities alike. Together with his sons Jay and Tod, Martin built a bespoke menswear empire which now stands alone as a beacon in the once thriving men’s tailoring industry in New York City.
Sponsored by Alice & David Siegel and Linda Levine
- Year2024
- Runtime53 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States, Germany
- PremierePalm Beach County
- DirectorRick Minnich
- ScreenwriterRick Minnich, Peter-Hugo Scholz
- ProducerMike Brandin, Rick Minnich
- CastMartin Greenfield
- CinematographerTom Bergmann (USA), Anne Misselwitz (Europe)
- EditorMike Brandin, David Schöley
- ComposerMichael Mühlhaus
- Sound DesignAndré Klar, Frieder Wohlfarth
If you would like to donate to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking here. You can also experience all the films streaming in the Festival's virtual program by purchasing an All-Access Virtual Pass by clicking here.
Maxmilian Grünfeld learned to sew while mending shirts for the Gestapo in Auschwitz when he was fifteen. Four years later, he re-invented himself as the American Martin Greenfield, and was making suits for the former general and future US president Dwight D. Eisenhower, who liberated him from Buchenwald in 1945.
With his infectious smile, resourcefulness, and insistence on “quality with intrinsic value”, Martin Greenfield quickly rose from his humble beginnings as a floor boy at the GGG menswear factory in Brooklyn to become the highbrow tailor of choice for US presidents and celebrities alike. Together with his sons Jay and Tod, Martin built a bespoke menswear empire which now stands alone as a beacon in the once thriving men’s tailoring industry in New York City.
Sponsored by Alice & David Siegel and Linda Levine
- Year2024
- Runtime53 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States, Germany
- PremierePalm Beach County
- DirectorRick Minnich
- ScreenwriterRick Minnich, Peter-Hugo Scholz
- ProducerMike Brandin, Rick Minnich
- CastMartin Greenfield
- CinematographerTom Bergmann (USA), Anne Misselwitz (Europe)
- EditorMike Brandin, David Schöley
- ComposerMichael Mühlhaus
- Sound DesignAndré Klar, Frieder Wohlfarth
