The Windermere Children

The Windermere Children

2020•1h 28m•7.4/10

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7.4/10(121)

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

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Production

Wall to Wall, Warner Bros. International Television Production Germany, ZDF, Northern Ireland Screen, BBC

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Oscar Friedmann

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Marie Paneth

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

Jock Lawrence

Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Leonard Montefiore

Marcel Sabat

Marcel Sabat

Berish Lerner

Philipp Christopher

Philipp Christopher

Georg Lauer

Anna Schumacher

Anna Schumacher

Edith Lauer

Konstantin Frank

Rabbi Weiss

Marek Wroblewski

Schmuel 'Sam' Laskier

Pascal Fischer

Benyak 'Ben' Helfgott

Jakub Jankiewicz

Jakub Jankiewicz

Salek Falinower

B.J. Hogg

B.J. Hogg

Dr Willenshaw

Tara Cush

Tara Cush

Yvonne

Anna Maciejewska

Sala Feiermann

Tomasz Studzinski

Arek Hershlikovicz

Lukasz Zieba

Juliusz

Alicia Pokladecka

Bela

India Angerman

Toddler 1

Cal O'Driscoll

Malcolm

Colm McCready

Malcolm's Friend

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