The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009)
How did one woman save 2500 children?
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.

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Cast

Anna Paquin Anna Paquin As: Irena Sendler
Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden As: Janina Krzyżanowska
Goran Visnjic Goran Visnjic As: Stefan
Nathaniel Parker Nathaniel Parker As: Dr. Majkowski
Steve Speirs Steve Speirs As: Piotr
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Storyline

Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.


Tagline: How did one woman save 2500 children?
Certification: 16

Details

Genres: Drama, War

Language: Latviešu, English, Pусский, Deutsch

Release Date: 19 April 2009

Country: US

Runtime: 95m

Company Credits

Company: Jeff Most Productions, CBS, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Baltmedia, K&K Selekt, Most / Rice Productions, Forma Pro Films

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Cast

Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Irena Sendler

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Janina Krzyżanowska

Goran Visnjic

Goran Visnjic

Stefan

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Dr. Majkowski

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Piotr

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Monsignor Godlewski

Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

Ewa Rozenfeld

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Trojan

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Krzysztof Pieczyński

Dr. Janusz Korczak

Leigh Lawson

Leigh Lawson

Rabbi Rozenfeld

Maja Ostaszewska

Maja Ostaszewska

Jadwiga

Danuta Stenka

Danuta Stenka

Hannah Rozenfeld

Olga Bołądź

Olga Bołądź

Zofia

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Jakub Rozenfeld

Scott Handy

Scott Handy

Michal Laski

Rebecca Windheim

Rebecca Windheim

Karolina Rozenfeld

Directed By

John Kent Harrison

John Kent Harrison

Director

Tracy Young

Tracy Young

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Cameron Johann

Cameron Johann

Producer

Brent Shields

Brent Shields

Executive Producer

Jeff Most

Jeff Most

Executive Producer

Jeffrey Grant Rice

Jeffrey Grant Rice

Executive Producer

Beata Pisula

Beata Pisula

Producer

Chris Grabowski

Chris Grabowski

Producer

Donatas Šimukauskas

Donatas Šimukauskas

Casting

Priscilla John

Priscilla John

Casting

Brigita Lībiete

Brigita Lībiete

Casting

Denise Chamian

Denise Chamian

Casting

Katarzyna Janicka

Katarzyna Janicka

Casting

Dominique Lesage

Dominique Lesage

Co-Producer

Inga Kruk

Inga Kruk

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Trefor Proud

Trefor Proud

Makeup Department Head

Paweł Grabarczyk

Paweł Grabarczyk

Costume Design

Sound

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Jan A. P. Kaczmarek

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Jerzy Zieliński

Jerzy Zieliński

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Waldemar Kalinowski

Waldemar Kalinowski

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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