The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
TVPG
1 HOUR 35 MINS
Docudrama
Biography
Based on a true story, Polish social worker Irena Sendler covertly risks her life to save thousands of Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II by smuggling them out and placing them with adoptive families.
Cast & Crew
Anna Paquin Irena Sendler
Marcia Gay Harden Janina Krzyzanowska
Goran Visnjic Stefan Zgrzembski
Nathaniel Parker Dr. Majkowski
Steve Speirs Piotr
Paul Freeman Monsignor Godlewski
Michelle Dockery Ewa Rozenfeld
Danuta Stenka Hanna Rozenfeld
Iddo Goldberg Jakub Rozenfeld
Maja Ostaszewska Jadwiga
Krzysztof Pieczynski Dr. Janusz Korczak
Rebecca Windheim Karolina Rozenfeld
Olga Bołądź Zofia
Leigh Lawson Rabbi Rozenfeld
Scott Handy Michal Laski
Jerzy Nowak Elderly Rabbi
John Kent Harrison Director
John Kent Harrison Screenwriter
Lawrence John Spagnola Screenwriter
Jeff Most Executive Producer
Jeff Rice Executive Producer
Brent Shields Executive Producer
Jerzy Zieliński Cinematography
Henk Van Eeghen Film Editing
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek Original Music
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