Defying the Nazis : the Sharps' war / directors, Ken Burns, Atremis Joukowsky III ; producers, Ken Burns, Matthew Justus

Additional Titles: Sharp's war
Published: Arlington, VA : PBS, [2016]
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators: Burns, Ken, 1953-, Joukowsky, Artemis A. W., Justus, Matthew, Hanks, Tom, Goldman, Marina, and Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

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Language Note

English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Summary

It tells the never-before-told story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to a life-threatening mission in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped save scores of imperiled dissidents and refugees fleeing the Nazi occupation across Europe.

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ISBN

9781627898324
1627898328

Sound Characteristics

digital optical

Digital File Characteristics

video file DVD video region 1

Form of work

Documentary films

Audience Notes

Rating: TVPG.

Creation/Production Credits Note

Interviews directed by Deborah Shaffer ; Director of photography, Michael Julian Berz.

Participant/Performer Note

Narrators: Tom Hanks, Marina Goldman.

Technical Details

DVD, region 1, NTSC, stereo, widescreen presentation.

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