Into the arms of strangers stories of the Kindertransport
(DVD)
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2000, 2001.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Burr Oak Community Library | DVD Into the Arms of Strangers | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jewish children -- Germany -- Biography.
Jewish children -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jewish refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Jews -- United States -- Biography.
Jews, German -- England -- Biography.
Kindertransports (Rescue operations) -- Great Britain.
Refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jewish children -- Germany -- Biography.
Jewish children -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jewish refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- Biography.
Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945.
Jews -- United States -- Biography.
Jews, German -- England -- Biography.
Kindertransports (Rescue operations) -- Great Britain.
Refugees -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue.
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2000, 2001.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
085391887225, 7321921188725
Notes
General Note
This film was produced with the cooperation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C.
General Note
Special features: Cast & crew [text feature]; Producer Deborah Oppenheimer and writer/director Mark Jonathan Harris commentary; Editor Kate Amend, sound designer Gary Rydstrom, archival researcher Corrinne Collett and composer Lee Holdridge commentary; Lord Richard Attenborough interview; Additional interviews; Photo gallery; The kinder [text feature]; The parents [text feature]; The rescuers [text feature]; Awards [text feature]; Premiere footage (10 min.); Historical artifacts (5 min.) [film and slide show feature]; Theatrical trailer (2 min.); DVD-ROM features: links to original theatrical website and chat rooms; downloadable study guide for viewers and educators via the website.
Creation/Production Credits
Edited by Kate Amend ; director of photography, Don Lenzer ; music by Lee Holdridge.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Judi Dench ; with Kurt Fuchel, Lore Segal, Ursula Rosenfeld, Nicholas Winton, Norbert Wollheim, Bertha Leverton, Lorraine Allard, Alexander Gordon, Jack Hellman, Lory Cahn, Hedy Epstein ... [et al.].
Description
The documentary tells the story of a group of children from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia who were fortunate enough to escape the unfathomable horror of the genocide perpetrated against the Jewish people during WWII. They were saved by the Kindertransport, which took 10,000 children to the safety of England in the late 1930s. (The United States government, which could have sponsored a similar program, declined to do so.) Assuming that the broad historical context is well enough known, the film concentrates on individual stories, using archival film clips and photographs, re-enactments and interviews, with both the rescuers and the rescued.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG ; Canadian home video rating: PG.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued on VHS.
System Details
DVD ; Region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo ; original presentation aspect ratio, 1.37:1.
Language
English and dubbed French (Qu�ebec) soundtracks, with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish ; closed-captioned.
Awards
Academy Award, 2000 for Best Documentary, Features (Mark Jonathan Harris, Deborah Oppenheimer) ; American Cinema Editors, 2001: Best Edited Documentary Film (Kate Amend).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harris, M. J., Oppenheimer, D., Dench, J., Fuchel, K., Lenzer, D., Amend, K., & Holdridge, L. (20002001). Into the arms of strangers: stories of the Kindertransport . Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mark Jonathan Harris et al.. 20002001. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport. Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mark Jonathan Harris et al.. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 20002001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harris, Mark Jonathan, et al. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Warner Bros. Pictures : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 20002001.
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