Nicky's family [DVD] : [the story of "Britain's Schindler" Sir Nicholas Winton] / screenplay by Matej Minac, Patrik Pass; producer, Patrik Pass, Matej Minac; director, Matej Minac.
Format:
[DVD] :
Edition:
DVD ; Widescreen.
Publisher:
Menemsha Films,
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
1 videodisc (96 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subtitle from container. Narrator, Joe Schlessinger. Elie Wiesel, Nicholas Winton, The Dalai Lama, Michal Slany, Klara Issova, Marta Richterova, Aneta Faitova.
Contents:
Nicky's scrapbook -- The call from Prague -- Hitler's regime -- The kindertransport -- Arrival -- The war begins -- After the war -- Winton's legacy.
Summary:
Ordinary British stockbroker Nicholas Winton organized the rescue of 669 children from Prague just before the outbreak of World War II. As a result of his heroic efforts, today there are over 6,000 descendants of 'Winton's Children" all over the world. Winton, now 104 years old, did not speak about these events with anyone for more than half a century. His exploits would have probably been forgotten if his wife, fifty years later, hadn't found a suitcase in the attic, full of documents and transport plans. The children that he saved, their descendants and countless others around the world continue to follow his example to do good, as chronicled in this award-winning film.
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