Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

1985•4h 0m•6.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(8)

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story is a 1985 NBC mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain as Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat instrumental in saving thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust. It won four Emmy Awards and was nominated for five more.

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Production

Dick Berg-Stonehenge Productions, Paramount Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 8, 1985

Last Aired

April 9, 1985

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Part 1

Air date: 1985-04-08

E2

Part 2

Air date: 1985-04-09

Cast

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Raoul Wallenberg

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Baroness Lisl Kemeny

Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Adolf Eichmann

Melanie Mayron

Melanie Mayron

Sonja Kahn

Bibi Andersson

Bibi Andersson

Maria 'Maj' Wallenberg

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

Nikki Fodor

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