Two Actors Visit 'The Grey Zone'

What would you do if forced to help kill humans in exchange for a few more months of life?

That is the question many faced in a new film, "The Grey Zone," which is based on the true story of Jewish concentration camp prisoners given the harrowing moral dilemma of helping to exterminate other Jews in exchange for four more months of life.

David Arquette and Mira Sorvino, part of the film's strong ensemble cast, visit The Early Show to discuss the film's serious topic.

"The Grey Zone" is the story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the 13 consecutive 'Special Squads' of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of helping to exterminate fellow Jews.

The film chronicles the Sonderkommando's struggle to organize the only armed revolt that would ever take place at Auschwitz. As the rebellion is about to commence, a group from the unit discovers a 14-year-old girl who has survived a gassing. The men become obsessed with saving the child, even as doing so endangers the uprising of Auschwitz, which could save thousands.

"The Grey Zone" opens in New York and Los Angeles on Oct. 18.

Facts About David Arquette

• David Arquette was born in a commune in Winchester, Virginia on Sept. 8, 1971
  
• Most of his siblings are actors including, Roseanna Arquette, Patricia Arquette. Alexis Arquette; his brother Richmond is a writer
  
• In 1990, he made his television debut as series regular on "The Outsiders"
  
• Also in 1990, he was cast as Tod on short-lived NBC sitcom, "Parenthood"
  
• Arquette made his film debut in tn "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" in 1992
  
• In 1992, he made his TV miniseries debut, "Cruel Doubt" on NBC
  
• He had recurring role of Diesel on the FOX hit "Beverly Hills, 90210" from1992-1993
  
• In 1995, Arquette played regular role on "Double Rush" for CBS
  
• He played Deputy Dwight 'Dewey' Riley in the breakthrough hit film "Scream" in 1996; He also became lead singer of the rock band Ear 2000; also played trumpet
  
• In 1997, Arquette played leading role of a street hustler in "Johns"; Debut as producer with "Dream With the Fishes"; also reprised role of Dewey in the hit sequel "Scream 2"
  
• In 1998, he starred as a young salesman under the tutelage of Stanley Tucci in "The Alarmist"
  
• He undertook the primary role of the transvestite Dr. Frank N Furter in a Los Angeles stage revival of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" in 1999:; Arquette also played Drew Barrymore's brother in the comedy "Never Been Kissed"
  
• He again reprised role of Deputy Dewey in "Scream 3" in 2000
  
• In 2001, he starred as an offbeat mailman in the family comedy "See Spot Run"
  
• In 2002, he played a leading role in the feature comedy "Eight-Legged Freaks" with Tim Blake Nelson; The same year he served as executive producer and star of "A Foreign Affair; And he portrayed one of the kidnappers of Frank Sinatra Jr. in the Showtime movie based on events in 1963 in "Stealing Sinatra"

Facts About Mira Sorvino

• Mira Sorvino was born in Tenafly, New Jersey, on Sept. 28, 1964
  
• At age 12, worked as a production assistant for stage production of "That Championship Season", starring father Paul Sorvino
  
• Sorvino made guest appearance on the CBS comedy-drama "The Oldest Rookie" which starred her father;
  
• Mira Sorvino is a Harvard grad (majored in East Asian Studies)
  
• After graduation, she directed a documentary about Russia and worked as a waitress in NYC
  
• Sorvino worked as a production assistant and script reader for Robert De Niro's Tribeca production company
  
• TV series debut as a regular, "Swans Crossing", a short-lived syndicated teen serial; played role of Sophia
  
• She made her first role in a major Hollywood picture as Rob Morrow's wife in Robert Redford's "Quiz Show" in 1994
  
• She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Mighty Aphrodite"
  
• In 1996, She earned an Emmy nomination as Marilyn Monroe in the HBO movie "Norma Jean and Marilyn"
  
• In 1997, she starred opposite Lisa Kudrow in the comedy "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion"; 1998: Teamed with Hong Kong action icon Chow Yun-Fat for "The Replacement Killers"
  
• In 1999, she starred opposite Val Kilmer in Irwin Winkler's romance "At First Sight"
  
• Cast as John Leguizamo's wife in Spike Lee's "Summer of Sam"; film was co-written by and co-starred Michael Imperioli