Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
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| Directed by | Mark Jonathan Harris |
| Produced by | Deborah Oppenheimer |
| Written by | Harris |
| Starring | Judi Dench (narrator) |
| Music by | Lee Holdridge |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | September 7, 2000 (United States) November 24, 2000 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport is a 2000 documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris and narrated by Judi Dench. It tells the story of the kindertransport, an underground railroad that saved the lives of over 10,000 Jewish children. The movie uses archival footage and interviews to recount the stories of children sent to live in England, after fleeing from Nazi Germany.
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[edit] Interviewed subjects
The documentary relies heavily on filmed interviews in which the children of the kindertransport (now grown men and women in their 60s and 70s) recall their feelings and experiences of the kindertransport. These interview subjects include:[1]
- Lorraine Allard, kind
- Lory Cahn, kind
- Mariam Cohen, foster mother of Kurt Fuchel
- Hedy Epstein, kind
- Kurt Fuchel, kind
- Alexander Gordon, kind
- Franzi Groszmann, mother of Lore Segal
- Eva Hayman, kind
- Jack Hellman, kind
- Bertha Leverton, kind
- Ursula Rosenfeld, kind
- Inge Sadan, kind (Bertha Leverton's sister)
- Lore Segal, kind
- Robert Sugar, kind
- Nicholas Winton, rescuer
- Norbert Woolheim, rescuer
Alexander Gordon was also one of the refugees on HMT Dunera, one of the most notorious events of British maritime history.
[edit] Reactions
An overwhelming majority of American film critics responded positively to Into the Arms of Strangers writing that it both intellectually and emotionally captures this chapter of history.[2] The film went on to win the prestigious Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[3] The film had an extremely limited theatrical release (18 theaters at its widest) and grossed $382,807 domestically.[4]
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport at the Internet Movie Database
- Into the Arms of Strangers at AllRovi
- Into the Arms of Strangers official website
- Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport at Rotten Tomatoes.com
- Into the Arms of Strangers (2000) at Box Office Mojo
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