"They gave all they had to save all they could"

2017

2h 6m

7.3(1524 votes)

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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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43 members

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Jessica Chastain

Antonina Żabińska

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Daniel Brühl

Lutz Heck

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Johan Heldenbergh

Jan Żabiński

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Michael McElhatton

Jerzyk

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Timothy Radford

Ryszard Żabiński (Younger)

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אפרת דור

Magda Gross

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Iddo Goldberg

Maurycy Fraenkel

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שירה האס

Urszula

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Val Maloku

Ryszard Zabinski

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Martha Issová

Regina Kenigswein

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Frederick Preston

Miecio Kenigswein

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Goran Kostić

Mr. Kinszerbaum

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Anna Rust

The Zebra Woman

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Daniel Ratimorský

Samuel Kenigswein

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Theo Preston

Stefcio Kenigswein

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Viktoria Zakharyanova

Stefania Keningswein

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Arnošt Goldflam

Dr. Janusz Korczak

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Marián Mitaš

Stefan

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Martin Hofmann

Szymon Tenenbaum

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Jitka Smutná

Pietrasia

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Waldemar Kobus

Dr. Ziegler

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Viktorie Jenicková

Teresa Zabinska (2 years old)

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Adira B. Cole Abbett

Teresa Zabinska (9 months old)

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Hana Pindurová

Teresa Zabinska (Baby)

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Slavko Sobin

Mr. Keller

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Alena Mihulová

Marysia Aszer

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Nataša Burger

Roza Anzelowna

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Hana Frejková

Roza's Mother

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Magdalena Lamparska

Wanda Englert

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Vilma Frantová

Zofia Kossak

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Magdaléna Sidonová

Janina Rabbe

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Petra Bučková

Wanda Filipowicz

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Roman Vejdovec

Senior German Officer

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Ladislav Hampl

Ghetto Gate #1 Guard

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Václav Neužil

Ghetto Gate #2 Guard

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Brian Caspe

Ghetto Soldier #1

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Ester Kočičková

Eugenia Wasowska

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Roman Horák

German Soldier #1

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Jakub Šmíd

Ghetto Soldier #2

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Gabriel Cohen

Smoking German Soldier #1

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Josef Guruncz

Smoking German Soldier #2

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Patricia Kalis

Polish woman

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Diego Delpiano

Young Rys Zabinski (uncredited)

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