Summaries

A U.S. official escorts Holocaust refugees from 1940s war-torn Europe to temporary shelter in America.

Based on the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewish War victims to the United States. She comes to love and feel sorry for them all, and fights for their rights to live in America.—Aschley Martel <mywarriorxena@hotmail.com>

Details

Keywords
  • rescue
  • the white house washington d.c.
  • reference to franklin d. roosevelt
  • belgrade yugoslavia
  • reference to harry s. truman
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • War
  • Biography
Release date Feb 10, 2001
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States Canada
Language English
Filming locations Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Production companies Alliance Atlantis Communications Citadel Entertainment Paulette Breen Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 3h
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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