Chapter iii cha 10062 country united states format cd release date 12sep2000 upn 667603100621. This is a wonderful film, and it richly deserved the academy award it won in 2000. Stories of the kindertransport pg, 1 hr 41 min documentary, special interest. Some would be moved from foster home to foster home, some would wind up in slave camps, and some would be sent back to germany and into the death camps. They personalize the kindertransport through lengthy, articulate, candid, and detailfilled. Into the arms of strangers stories of the kindertransport. Stories of the kindertransport stars judi dench, alexander gordon the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 2 min, and received a score. A compelling, gruelling documentary about the british governments attempt to provide asylum for refugee jewish children from germany and its occupied land just before wwii. From mark jonathan harris, writerdirector of the academy award winning the long way home, and producer deborah oppenheimer whose mother was one of the 10,000 children, comes this superb, oscar. This was all possible thanks to a noble attitude from the. This oscarwinning 2000 documentary tells the painful yet hopeful story of children who were shipped from their homes in central europe in the late 1930s and early 40, to families in england.
Story of the kindertransport 2000 official trailer movie hd in the nine months prior to world war ii, 10,000. Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of bmg rights management llc. Nov 23, 2000 into the arms of strangers, a film made possible by the holocaust museum in washington dc, is as honest and moving a testimony to britain and the british as you will find in any archives. At the end of into the arms of strangers, mark jonathan harris moving documentary about the 10,000 jewish children who fled to foster homes in england during wwii, the titles post a dispiriting reminder of the 1. Written and directed by mark jonathan harris, produced by deborah oppenheimer and narrated by judi dench, into the arms of strangers, the featurelength documentary film, recounts the remarkable rescue operation, known as the kindertransport, and its dramatic. The bbc is not responsible for the content of external. Mar 03, 2017 looking to watch into the arms of strangers.
Just prior to world war ii, an extraordinary rescue operation aided the youngest victims of nazi terror. Written to sit alongside chickenshed theatres production of diane samuels. The companion to the academy awardr winning feature do. Written and directed by mark jonathan harris, produced by deborah oppenheimer and narrated by judi dench, into the arms of strangers, the featurelength documentary film, recounts the remarkable rescue operation, known as the kindertransport, and its dramatic impact on the lives of the children who were saved. Stories of the kindertransport is a 2000 documentary feature directed by mark jonathan harris it is the story of the kindertransport, namely, the 193839 rescue of some 10,000 german, austrian, and czech jewish children kinder from the nazis. Stories of the kindertransport 2000 starring judi dench on dvd and bluray. It tells the story of the kindertransport, a scheme first developed in 193839, to rescue many jewish children from the nazis, in germany, czechoslovakia and austria. Stories of the kindertransport is a documentary feature about the british operation that rescued over 10,000 children from nazioc. In the nine months prior to world war ii, 10,000 innocent children left behind their families, their. It tells the story of the 10,000 jewish children from germany. The secret smuggling of 9,300 jewish children out of nazioccupied germany in the late 1930s. Holocaust survivors first steps in the dp camps and a new beginning duration.
Story of the kindertransport 2000 official trailer movie hd in the nine months prior to world war ii, 10,000 innocent children left behind their families, their. While more than 1,500,000 european jewish children were killed during germanys ascendance, 10,000 were saved in 1938 and 1939 by a fierce humanitarian effort to get them to safety. The overwhelming number offers a sense of perspective, but, like schindlers list, the film is less interested in probing the horrors of. Sister of man who murdered black jogger posted picture of his body online. The anderson platoon 1967 download full hd youtube. Stories of the kindertransport is the 2000 academy awardwinning warner bros. Into the arms of strangers stories of the kindertransport is a documentary film about the transportation of jewish children from germany, austria, czechoslovakia and poland to britain. Mark jonathan harrisget full into the arms of strangers. While more than 1,500,000 european jewish children were killed during germanys ascendance, 10,000 were saved in 1938 and 1939 by a. With judi dench, lory cahn, kurt fuchel, eva hayman. Just prior to world war ii, an extraordinary rescue operation aided the. Kindertransport education resource pack by chickenshed theatre. This book gives the actual text from documentary interviews, as well as further details that didnt fit into the documentary such as correspondence between lorraine allard and her parents prior to the onset of the war. Jul 07, 2014 from mark jonathan harris, writerdirector of the academy award winning the long way home, and producer deborah oppenheimer whose mother was one of the 10,000 children, comes this superb, oscar.
Into the arms of strangers, the featurelength documentary film, recounts the remarkable rescue operation, known as the kindertransport, and its dramatic. The kristallnacht antijewish pogrom of november 1938 shocks the world and increases support in england for efforts to. Into the arms of strangers is a first person narration of some of the children now elderly adults who were saved from the hands of nazism and given an opportunity to start a new life. Because we wanted our audience never to lose sight of the fact that the kindertransport happened to children, we decided the story should be told through the childs point of view. Astonishing documentary consisting primarily of interviews with holocaust survivors who fled nazioccupied central europe through the kindertransport, which rehomed jewish and christian children with foster families in the uk during the lead up to the second world war. Jul 23, 2018 access books into the arms of strangers. Stories of the kindertransport, an academy awardwinning documentary film, gives a human face to a small number of surviving victims of the nazi holocaust. Into the arms of strangers, a film made possible by the holocaust museum in washington dc, is as honest and moving a testimony to britain and the british as you will find in any archives. Best documentary feature follows the secret smuggling of 9300 jewish children out of nazioccupied germany in the late 1930s. Stories of the kindertransport at the end of into the arms of strangers, mark jonathan harris moving documentary about the 10,000 jewish children who fled to foster homes in england during wwii, the titles post a dispiriting reminder of the 1. It tells the story of the 10,000 jewish children from germany and austria who were allowed to leave germany. The stories told in into the arms of strangers are heartbreaking and inspiring.
Kurt and margaret goldberger, child survivors of the kindertransports, will share. Although it appears to be nothing more than a talking heads documentary you may see on tv, into the arms of. The reason why into the arms of strangers is so affecting is because of the interviewees, including several former kinder, a parent, a foster parent, and a couple organizers. Stories of the kindertransport 2000 pg 09062000 us documentary 2h 2m user score. Nov 23, 2000 t he story of the kindertransport the neville chamberlain governments prewar asylum in britain for 10,000 jewish children from germany and neighbouring countries is presented here in the. Judi dench, alexander gordon, lory cahn, kurt fuchel, eva hayman, ursula.
Parents need to know that into the arms of strangers. It tells the story of the kindertransport, a scheme first developed in 193839, to rescue many jewish children from the nazis, in germany, czechoslovakia and. Released september 15th, 2000, into the arms of strangers. These children, or kinder in german, were taken into foster homes and hostels in britain, expecting eventually to be reunited with their parents. T he story of the kindertransport the neville chamberlain governments prewar asylum in britain for 10,000 jewish children from germany and neighbouring countries is. Stories of the kindertransport judi dench alexander gordon mark jonathan harris 2000 filmmaker mark jonathan harris documents the efforts to save jewish children from nazis in preworld war ii europe by sending them to england. Told in the words of the child survivors, rescuers, parents, and foster parents, these are the stories of those who survived with the help of others. This took place during the nine months before the second world war 193945 as part of a rescue operation known as the kindertransport kind child in german. Stories of the kindertransport is streaming, if into the arms of strangers.
Stories of the kindertransport, directed by mark jonathan harris and narrated by dame judi dench, manages the trick as not all holocaust documentaries do of conveying strong emotion on the part of its subjects without ever seeming to exploit it or them. We began filming into the arms of strangersin september 1998 and released the film in the united states in september 2000. Recent interviews with survivors are combined with historical footage, newsreels and photographs to reveal their moving personal stories. Stories of the kindertransport is a documentary that looks at the kindertransport, which ferried the children to great britain, and what became of the children once they arrived in england. Thematic elements of what occurred to the involved families and the whole aspect of antisemitism and the holocaust are what earned this film its pg rating. Harris and oppenheimers film is a heartbreaking but inspirational testament to the success of this programme that brought safety and the horrible pain of separation usually permanent in equal measure. Stories of the kindertransport with into the arms of darkness, a splendid followup to his oscarwinning documentary, the. Additional details of lory cahns story are also presented lory was literally pulled from the kindertransport by her crippled father who couldnt let her go, she. Stories of the kindertransport with into the arms of darkness, a splendid followup to his oscarwinning documentary, the long way home, writerdirector mark.