Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000)

The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Germany in the late 1930s.

Director:

Mark Jonathan Harris

Writer:

Mark Jonathan Harris

Stars:

Judi Dench, Lory Cahn, Kurt Fuchel

Won 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judi Dench	...	Narrator (voice)
Lory Cahn	...	Herself
Kurt Fuchel	...	Himself
Eva Hayman	...	Herself
Ursula Rosenfeld	...	Herself
Lorraine Allard	...	Herself
Jack Hellman	...	Himself
Lore Segal	...	Herself
Robert Sugar	...	Himself
Hedy Epstein	...	Herself
Norbert Wollheim	...	Himself
Nicholas Winton	...	Himself
Franzi Groszmann	...	Herself
Alexander Gordon	...	Himself
Bertha Leverton	...	Herself

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

national film registry | england | jew | kindertransport | 1930s | 

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Taglines:

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...

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Genres:

Documentary | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. (german)

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

24 November 2000 (UK)

Also Known As:

Dans des bras étrangers

Filming Locations:

Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,037, 17 September 2000, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$374,555, 17 December 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sabine Films,Skywalker,United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Nicholas Winton: We did have the feeling that the position was much more urgent than anybody in London thought.

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Connections

Follows My Knees Were Jumping: Remembering the Kindertransports (1996)

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Soundtracks

Hänschen klein ging allein
Traditional
Performed by Kinderchor des Ndr (as Kinderchor des NDR)

User Reviews

Extremely Well-done and moving

After coming home from a day "out on the town" and then sitting down to watch this program on PBS by accident while channel-surfing was an interesting experience. The documentary so vividly told the stories of the experience of the children who where part of the the Kindertransport. What did it mean for them to be separated from their parents? What was it like for the parents who sent them away? How did the children cope with being in a strange land with strangers? How did some children deal with their parents' demise? How did some children deal with being reunited with their parents after the war? The movie was very well-done and very moving. I would definitely recommend owning this movie. Well-deserved Oscar win.