Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016)

  • NR
  • 09/20/2016 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 30m

Overview

Join an American couple’s courageous mission in 1939 to help refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Over the course of two years, the pair will risk their lives so that hundreds can live in freedom.

Ken Burns

Director

Artemis Joukowsky

Writer, Director

Matthew Justus

Writer

David Blitstein

Writer

Cast

Marina Goldman's headshot

Marina Goldman

Martha Sharp
Tom Hanks's headshot

Tom Hanks

Waitstill Sharp (voice)

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