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One Life
“Save one life, save the world.”
20237.81h 49m
Overview
British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.
Directed by James Hawes
Written by Lucinda Coxon, Nick Drake
Produced by Joanna Laurie, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman
Box Office0Revenue: $51.4M
Top Cast
Anthony Hopkins
Nicholas Winton
Johnny Flynn
Young Nicholas Winton
Lena Olin
Grete Winton
Romola Garai
Doreen Warriner
Alex Sharp
Trevor Chadwick
Jonathan Pryce
Martin Blake
Helena Bonham Carter
Babi Winton
Juliana Moska
Hana Hejdukova
Ziggy Heath
Young Martin Blake
Marthe Keller
Betty Maxwell
Themes & Keywords
world war iideportationczechoslovakiabiographybased on true storyrefugee trainwar heronazi invasionjewish familykindertransportjewish refugee1930ssemi-biographicalpre-warjewish historyjewsnazi germanyjews in hidingdramaticjewish childjewish communityempathetic
About One Life
One Life is a history, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of world war ii, deportation, czechoslovakia, biography, based on true story, refugee train. Directed by James Hawes, it stars Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin. British stockbroker Nicholas Winton visits Czechoslovakia in the 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.
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