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| The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler | |
|---|---|
| Written by | John Kent Harrison Larry Spagnola |
| Directed by | John Kent Harrison |
| Starring | Anna Paquin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Cameron Johann |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company | Hallmark Hall of Fame |
| Original release | |
| Release | April 19, 2009 |
| "The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler" | |
|---|---|
| Hallmark Hall of Fame episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 58 Episode 3 |
| Production code | 345 |
| Original air date | April 19, 2009 |
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler is a television movie that will debut on the CBS television network as a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie on April 19, 2009.[1] The film is written and directed by John Kent Harrison[2] and stars Anna Paquin as Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker that smuggled approximately 2,500 children to safety during the Holocaust. The movie is based on the 2005 biography Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story, by Anna Mieszkowska.[1]
Plot[edit]
Irena Sendler (Paquin) creates and leads a conspiracy to sumgle children out of Warsaw's Jewish Ghetto. Sendler is discovered by the Nazis and is schedualed to be exicuted, when she is rescued by the underground network, "Zegota".[1]
Cast[edit]
- Anna Paquin as Irena Sendler
- Marcia Gay Harden as Janina Sendler
- Nathaniel Parker as Dr. Majkowski
- Goran Visnjic as Stefan[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler CBS, Official website.
- ^ "Hallmark to produce TV movie on Holocaust heroine Irena Sendler". haaretz.com. 1-23-2009. Retrieved 2-13-2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "Paquin to play Irena Sendler in TV movie". UPI. 2-12-2009. Retrieved 2-13-2009.
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External links[edit]
- Rej5y7/halmark at IMDb
- The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler at CBS.com