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The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler ()

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The story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 18 nominations.
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Cast

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Irena Sendler
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Stefan Zgrzembski
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Ewa Rozenfeld
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Hanna Rozenfeld
Rebecca Windheim ...
Karolina Rozenfeld
Sergei Novik-Marchenko ...
Jasio (as Sergei Marchenko)
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Monsignor Godlewski
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Rabbi Rozenfeld
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Dr. Majkowski
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Janina Krzyzanowska
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Michal Laski
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Dr. Janusz Korczak
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Maria
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Piotr
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Jakub Rozenfeld
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Trojan
Didzis Eglitis ...
German Soldier
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Stefania
Imants Vekmanis ...
Janek
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Jadwiga
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Zofia
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Danuta
Elea Hofland ...
Anna
Ariela Mareida ...
Miriam
Davids Ogannesianc ...
Little Izaak
Leonarda Klavina-Kestere ...
Stern Woman (as Leonarda Kestere)
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Untersturmfüher Brandt
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Desperate Mother
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Weeping Mother
Dace Smits ...
Sister Stanislawa
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Elderey Rabbi
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Young Rabbi
Girts Krumins ...
German Accountant
Toms Aboltins ...
Dentist
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Self (archiveFootage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janis Kengurs ...
Calling Girl Maruta at Station
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(voice)
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German General (uncredited)
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Polish New Mother (uncredited)
Gintaire Cepukonye ...
Frightened Mother (uncredited)
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Prison Guard (uncredited)
Vilis Daudzins ...
Gestapo Officer (uncredited)
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Wiktor (uncredited)
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Another Man (uncredited)
Andris Gross ...
Young Father (uncredited)
Arnita Jaunzeme ...
First Female Prisoner (uncredited)
Girts Liuziniks ...
German Soldier (uncredited)
Girts Lukevics ...
Big Auxiliary Guard (uncredited)
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Familiar German Officer (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
Janis Reinis ...
SS Officer (uncredited)
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5 Years Old's Mother (uncredited)
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Juliusz (uncredited)
Antanas Surgailis ...
Polish New Father (uncredited)
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German Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Anastasija Timoshenko ...
Young Jewish Mother (uncredited)
Odrija Zaula ...
Jadwiga's daughter (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Kent Harrison

Written by

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John Kent Harrison ... (written by) and
Larry Spagnola ... (written by) (as Lawrence John Spagnola)
 
Anna Mieszkowska ... (book "Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Story of Irena Sendler")

Produced by

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Chris Grabowski ... co-producer
Cameron Johann ... co-producer
Jeff Most ... executive producer
Beata Pisula ... co-producer
Jeff Rice ... executive producer
Brent Shields ... executive producer

Music by

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Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

Cinematography by

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Jerzy Zielinski

Editing by

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Henk Van Eeghen

Editorial Department

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Fred Eldridge ... senior colorist
Kamil Rutkowski ... digital intermediate supervisor
Jedrzej Sablinski ... digital intermediate producer
Linda Van Eeghen ... assistant editor
Rachael Watmough ... dailies coordinator
Joshua Alan Baca ... on-line editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Denise Chamian
Katarzyna Janicka
Priscilla John
Brigita Libiete
Donatas Simukauskas

Production Design by

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Waldemar Kalinowski

Art Direction by

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Darius Bastys

Set Decoration by

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Wieslawa Chojkowska
Jacek Czechowski

Costume Design by

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Pawel Grabarczyk

Makeup Department

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Tania Couper ... hair stylist
Emilija Eglite ... makeup artist
Pepijn Lempke ... trainee makeup artist
Trefor Proud ... department head makeup artist

Production Management

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David J. Bowler ... production manager: US
Pam Fitzgerald ... post-production supervisor
Darius Jarasunas ... unit manager
Viktoras Spartakas Jugaj ... production manager: LT
Inga Kruk ... production manager: Poland
Milda Leipute ... production manager: Lithuania
Daiga Livcane ... production manager
Shawn McClaren ... production supervisor
Jeff Most ... unit production manager
Viktoras Spartakas Jugaj ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Baiba Aizkalna ... second second assistant director
Jeff J.J. Authors ... first assistant director
Penny Charter ... second assistant director
Tatjana Jakovleva ... first assistant director
Elina Lihaceva ... base assistant director

Art Department

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Julius Baratinskis ... painter
Aurelijus Gaidelionis ... set dresser
Eriks Kibermanis ... art department coordinator
Anna Lieckalnina ... assistant to production designer
Gintas Matonis ... construction coordinator
Ramunas Rastauskas ... picture vehicle coordinator
Grzegorz Rzepecki ... property master
Vilius Vanagas ... assistant art director
Arnis Vatass ... play prop constractor

Sound Department

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Suzanne Angel ... sound editor
Orin Beaton ... boom operator
Joel D. Catalan ... sound recordist (as Joel Catalan)
Tim Chilton ... foley artist
Bob Costanza ... sound effects editor
Erich Gann ... sound editor
Stephen Grubbs ... adr editor / supervising sound editor
Matt Hovland ... sound recordist
Nick Kray ... adr mixer
Beauxregard Neylen ... adr mixer (as Beauxregard Neylon)
Terry O'Bright ... re-recording mixer
Keith Rogers ... re-recording mixer
Martins Rozentals ... sound assistant
David Torres ... foley mixer
Robert Webber ... sound editor
Stuart Wilson ... sound mixer

Special Effects by

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Darius Cicenas ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Robert D. Bailey ... visual effects supervisor
Jeff Cole ... digital compositor
O.T. Hight ... visual effects artist

Stunts

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Artem Grigoryev ... stunt actor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Viktors Besaraba ... rigging grip
Aleksandrs Cerkasins ... rigging grip
Brian Dungan ... second assistant camera
Erik Heinila ... still photographer
Zdislav Jagelo ... electrician
Katy Most ... video assist operator (as Katy Scerbakova)
Przemyslaw Niczyporuk ... camera operator
Vydmantas Plepys ... first assistant camera
Marcus Pohlus ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Jeremi Prokopowicz ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Jeremiasz Prokopowicz)
Andris Pudans ... electrician
Brian H. Reynolds ... key grip (as Brian Reynolds)
Rokas Rudzionis ... best boy grip
Mark Santoni ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Julius Siciunas ... video assist operator
Gederts Silins ... lighting technician / pre-rigging best boy
Richard Weber ... rigging best boy grip
Audrius Zelenius ... assistant camera

Casting Department

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Iveta Dortane ... extras casting
Amelia Hashemi ... casting coordinator
Priscilla John ... casting: UK
Diane Kerbel ... casting: Canada
Karen Maxwell ... casting assistant (as Karen Goddard)
Ingrida Nagle ... casting assistant: Latvia
Aija Terauda ... casting associate
Rita Zaula ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Katrina Liepa ... wardrobe
Ryszard Manczak ... military costume
Ieva Rubene ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Daiga Licite ... location manager

Music Department

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Natali Drosou ... music coordinator
Christopher Kennedy ... music editor
Andrea von Foerster ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Tracy Young ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Vilnis Lasmanis ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Aaron Askew ... first assistant accountant
Paulina Gmaj ... production coordinator
Constantine Gregory ... dialogue coach
Elzbieta Heleniak ... production accountant
Andrew Juzich ... set production assistant
Zahars Kovalevskis ... rushes
Dahla MacKenna ... education supervisor
Yegor Petrov ... production assistant
Igor Pronin ... production services
Sat Sidhu ... on-set tutor
Gabija Soltonaite ... key production coordinator
Denis Sorogin ... production assistant
Stanislavs Tokalovs ... production coordinator
Rita Puma Vevere ... set production assistant (as Rita Dreimane)
Magdalena Wachowska ... key production coordinator
Witold Wilczynski ... daily set production assistant
Scott Willmann ... production controller
Yulia Zayceva ... production services (as Julie Zaytseva)
Amy D'Alessandro ... titles (uncredited)
Ermanis Grinvalds ... stand-in: all men (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • The Irena Sendler Story (United States)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (#58.3) (United States)
  • Miss Irena's Children (United States)
  • Untitled Irena Sendler Project (United States)
  • Dzieci Ireny Sendlerowej (Poland)
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Runtime
  • 95 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia This film's opening prologue states: "World War II rages through Europe. In occupied Poland, the Germans have established the Warsaw Ghetto for all the Jewish residents of the city. Over 440,000 Jews are forced inside its walls . . . There are some Poles who want to help . . . " See more »
Goofs When Irena is called in the night to remove a child from a hiding place, her hair is yellow with a short braid. In the rest of the movie, her hair is white with a braid wrapped around her head, making it apparent that Anna Paquin is wearing a wig. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951). See more »
Quotes Irena Sendler [owa]: I remember what Father used to say. You see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim.
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