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Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero

Original title: Varian's War
  • TV Movie
  • 20012001
  • 2h 1m
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6.3/10
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William Hurt and Julia Ormond in Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero (2001)
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Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.
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    • Lionel Chetwynd
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  • Stars
    • William Hurt
    • Howard Ryshpan
    • Carol Shamy
    • Lionel Chetwynd
    • Lionel Chetwynd
  • Stars
    • William Hurt
    • Howard Ryshpan
    • Carol Shamy
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    • 5Critic reviews
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    William Hurt
    William Hurt
    • Varian Fry
    Howard Ryshpan
    Howard Ryshpan
    • Konditerei Owner
    Carol Shamy
    • The Owner's Wife
    Harald Winter
    • First Brownshirt
    Susan Almgren
    • Eileen Fry
    • (as Susie Almgren)
    Barry Blake
    Barry Blake
    • Drury
    Noel Burton
    • Thompson
    Emma Campbell
    Emma Campbell
    • Clifton's Girl
    Ian Finlay
    • Ballroom Man 1
    Maitreya Friedman
    • Ballroom Woman
    • (as Maitreya Frieman)
    Alain Goulem
    Alain Goulem
    • Clifton
    Christopher B. MacCabe
    Christopher B. MacCabe
    • Ballroom Man 2
    • (as Christopher Maccabe)
    Walter Massey
    Walter Massey
    • Sydney
    Tom Rack
    Tom Rack
    • Reinhold Neibuhr
    Michael Rudder
    • Thomas Mann
    Andrea Sadler
    Andrea Sadler
    • Ballroom Woman 2
    Guy Sprung
    Guy Sprung
    • Karl Frank
    Bill Corday
    • Diplomat
      • Lionel Chetwynd
      • Lionel Chetwynd
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      Near the beginning of the movie, Varian is holding the "Foreign Affairs" book differently depending on the camera angle.
    • Quotes

      Varian Fry: ...Not much time to react. But, react we must. What we do now, how we rise to the challenge will be how our children will judge us. The Darkness descending over Europe might keep the night for a thousand years. You ask me, Why the intellectuals? Because it is precisely the artists, poets, and writers who the Nazis hate the most for they are the keepers of the soul of Europe. The best of that civilization. If their voices be stilled, then who will sound the call to the rest of the world? You ask me, How will I get them out? I cannot say, for sure not today. But, if I have to bring them out one at a time on my back, or in the water, or over the Pyrenees, then that is what I will do because I am an American. Because my country has been a beacon to the world, a messenger of Liberty. To fail these people now would be to fail my country and fail my conscience. Do I ask, Would you take up arms? No, I ask only that you reach into your pocket to share some of the plenty that America has showered onto you to save a few persecuted men and women for whom their moment of God-given freedom is but a distant dream.

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    Outstanding drama.
    This man is something of a Schindler, if you will, but he focused mainly on saving artists. Beautifully played by William Hurt, with great supporting actors all around him, this film was obviously made on the cheap, but that doesn't cheapen the content which is worthy. A good family film. I recommend it.
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      • April 22, 2001 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Canada
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Ardent Productions
      • Ardglasson Productions
      • Barwood Films
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    • 2 hours 1 minute
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