Into the arms of strangers stories of the Kindertransport
(DVD)
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2001], c2000.
Status
Central Library - DVDs - 1st Floor
940.5318 In
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940.5318 In
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Jewish children -- Germany -- Biography.
Jewish children -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jewish refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Kindertransports (Rescue operations) -- Great Britain.
Refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Jewish children -- Germany -- Biography.
Jewish children -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jewish refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Kindertransports (Rescue operations) -- Great Britain.
Refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Other Subjects
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2001], c2000.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
085391887225
Notes
General Note
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
General Note
Special features: two feature-length commentaries by the filmmakers, with bonus video segments branching from the track; bonus interviews with Lord Richard Attenborough and other Kindertransport participants; coverage of the London and Berlin premieres featuring HRH Prince Charles and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder; historical artifacts and memorabilia from the Kinder photo gallery; Kinder, parent and rescuer profiles; original theatrical trailer; filmmaker career highlights; DVD-ROM features: links to original theatrical website and chat rooms; downloadable study guide for viewers and educators via the website.
General Note
This film was produced with the cooperation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Don Lenzer ; editor, Kate Amend ; music, Lee Holdridge.
Participants/Performers
Judi Dench, narrator.
Description
The life-affirming tale of 10,000 children saved from Hitler's grasp and placed with foster parents and hostels in Great Britain at the outbreak of World War II. Includes archival footage and decades-later rememberances of both the rescuers and the rescued.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued on VHS.
System Details
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 audio.
Language
Dialogue in English or French; subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Awards
Academy Award, 2001: Best Documentary, Features (Mark Jonathan Harris, Deborah Oppenheimer)
Awards
American Cinema Editors, 2001: Best Edited Documentary Film (Kate Amend)
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Amend, K., Dench, J., Harris, M. J., Holdridge, L., Lenzer, D., & Oppenheimer, D. (20012000). Into the arms of strangers: stories of the Kindertransport . Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kate. Amend et al.. 20012000. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport. Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kate. Amend et al.. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Warner Home Video, 20012000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Amend, Kate., et al. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Warner Home Video, 20012000.
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