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  • 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus (2013)
  • TV-PG
    62 min | Documentary, History
50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus (2013)
TV-PG
62 min | Documentary, History

In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.
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Karen Everett (story editor) | Steven Pressman
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Marco D'Ambrosio (original score)
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Updated Apr 8, 2013

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Apr 8, 2013 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Alan Alda
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Mamie Gummer
Eleanor Kraus (voice) Eleanor Kraus (voice)   See fewer
Liz Perle
Self - Granddaughter Self - Granddaughter   See fewer
Paul Shapiro
Self - Director, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Self - Director, Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum   See fewer
Jonathan Sarna
Self - Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University Self - Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University   See fewer
Marsha L. Rozenblit
Self - Professor of Modern Jewish History, University of Maryland Self - Professor of Modern Jewish History, University of Maryland   See fewer
Guy Schless
Self - Son of Dr. Robert Schless Self - Son of Dr. Robert Schless   See fewer
Steven Kraus
Self - Son Self - Son   See fewer
Father Coughlin
Self (archive footage) (as Father Charles Coughlin) Self (archive footage) (as Father Charles Coughlin)   See fewer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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