Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport

Nov 24 2000 PG 2h 2m
Documentary, History, War

In the nine months prior to World War II, 10.000 innocent children left behind their families, their homes, their childhood, and took the journey... to Britain to escape the Nazi Holocaust.

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Plot

For nine months prior to World War II, in an act of mercy unequalled anywhere else before the war, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission, opening its doors to over 10,000 Jewish and other children from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. These children, or Kinder (sing. Kind), as they came to be known, were taken into foster homes and hostels in Britain, expecting eventually to be reunited with their parents. The majority of them never saw their families again.

Written by

Mark Jonathan Harris

Directed by

Mark Jonathan Harris

Cast

Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Sabine Films, Skywalker, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 6 nominations total

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