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The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife

They gave all they had to save all they could

20177.32h 6m

Overview

The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

Directed by Niki Caro
Written by Angela Workman, Diane Ackerman
Produced by Jamie Patricof, Kim Zubick, Jeff Abberley
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $26.2M

Top Cast

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Antonina Żabińska

Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Lutz Heck

Johan Heldenbergh

Johan Heldenbergh

Jan Żabiński

Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

Jerzyk

Timothy Radford

Timothy Radford

Ryszard Żabiński (Younger)

Efrat Dor

Efrat Dor

Magda Gross

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Maurycy Fraenkel

Shira Haas

Shira Haas

Urszula

Val Maloku

Val Maloku

Ryszard Zabinski

Martha Issová

Martha Issová

Regina Kenigswein

Themes & Keywords

naziholocaust (shoah)world war iibiographybased on true storyzookeeperbiting

About The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife is a drama, history, war film released in 2017 exploring themes of nazi, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, biography, based on true story, zookeeper. Directed by Niki Caro, it stars Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl, Johan Heldenbergh. The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

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