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Charlie Grant's War

Charlie Grant's War

1985•2h 5m•7.0/10
DramaTV MovieWarHistory

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7.0/10(1)

A Canadian artist turned diamond merchant in Vienna, Austria risks his life to smuggle Jews out of the Third Reich.

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Production

Canadian Broadcasting Authority, CBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Charlie Grant

Anthony Bekenn

Anthony Bekenn

Assistant Commandant

John Friesen

John Friesen

Fritz

Jan Rubeš

Jan Rubeš

Jacob

Heinar Piller

Heinar Piller

Graebner

Joan Orenstein

Joan Orenstein

Elisabeth

Peter Dvorsky

Peter Dvorsky

Con Man

Belinda Metz

Belinda Metz

Christina

David Bolt

Epstein

Peter Boretski

Trefius

Douglas Campbell

Douglas Campbell

Manlus

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Otto Schmidt

Marigold Charlesworth

Mrs. Grant

Nicholas Rice

Nicholas Rice

Klein

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