50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

Two Ordinary Americans. Fifty Innocent Lives. One Unforgettable Journey.

6.0(7 votes)
2013
1h 2m
Documentary
War

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.

Production

HBO Documentary Films, PerlePress Productions

Cast

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Narrator (voice)

Mamie Gummer

Mamie Gummer

Eleanor Kraus (voice)

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