| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (117 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
This film was produced with the cooperation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C. |
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Special features: two feature-length commentaries by the filmmakers, with bonus video segments branching from the track; bonus interviews with Lord Richard Attenborough and other Kindertransport participants; coverage of the London and Berlin premieres featuring HRH Prince Charles and Chancellor Gerhard Schroder; historical artifacts and memorabilia from the Kinder photo gallery; Kinder, parent and rescuer profiles; original theatrical trailer; filmmaker career highlights; DVD-ROM features: links to original theatrical website and chat rooms; downloadable study guide for viewers and educators via the website. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Don Lenzer ; editor, Kate Amend ; music, Lee Holdridge. |
| Performer |
Judi Dench, narrator. |
| Summary |
The life-affirming tale of 10,000 children saved from Hitler's grasp and placed with foster parents and hostels in Great Britain at the outbreak of World War II. Includes archival footage and decades-later rememberances of both the rescuers and the rescued. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 audio. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
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Dialogue in English or French; subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 2001: Best Documentary, Features (Mark Jonathan Harris, Deborah Oppenheimer) |
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American Cinema Editors, 2001: Best Edited Documentary Film (Kate Amend) |
| Subject |
Kindertransports (Rescue operations) -- Great Britain -- Videodiscs.
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Jewish children -- Germany -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Videodiscs.
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Jewish refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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Jewish children -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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Jews -- Germany -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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Refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Videodiscs.
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Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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Video recordings -- Videodiscs.
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Films for the hearing impaired -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Oppenheimer, Deborah.
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Harris, Mark Jonathan, 1941-
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Dench, Judi, 1934-
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Lenzer, Don.
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Amend, Kate.
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Holdridge, Lee, 1944-
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Warner Bros. Pictures.
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Sabine Films.
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Skywalker (Firm)
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Stories of the Kindertransport |
| ISBN |
079075309X |
| Standard No. |
085391887225 |
| Music No. |
18872 Warner Home Video |
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