The Windermere Children

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The Windermere Children

2020

1h 28m

7.4(114 votes)

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War

History

Overview

The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. International Television Production Germany

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Cast & Crew

28 members

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Thomas Kretschmann

Oscar Friedmann

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Romola Garai

Marie Paneth

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Iain Glen

Jock Lawrence

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Tim McInnerny

Leonard Montefiore

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Marcel Sabat

Berish Lerner

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Philipp Christopher

Georg Lauer

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Anna Schumacher

Edith Lauer

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Konstantin Frank

Rabbi Weiss

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Marek Wroblewski

Schmuel 'Sam' Laskier

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Pascal Fischer

Benyak 'Ben' Helfgott

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Jakub Jankiewicz

Salek Falinower

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B.J. Hogg

Dr Willenshaw

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Tara Cush

Yvonne

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Anna Maciejewska

Sala Feiermann

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Tomasz Studzinski

Arek Hershlikovicz

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Lukasz Zieba

Juliusz

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Alicia Pokladecka

Bela

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India Angerman

Toddler 1

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Cal O'Driscoll

Malcolm

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Colm McCready

Malcolm's Friend

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Jonathan Cameron

Malcolm's Friend

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Ali White

Woman with a Dog - Mrs. Walker

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Thomas Finnegan

Chiel Falinower

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Arek Hersh

Himself

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Chaim Olmer

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Ben Helfgott

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Schmuel Lasker

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Icek Alterman

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