Description |
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
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Documentary films. lcgft |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo. |
Note |
Title from web page and container. |
Performer |
Tom Hanks, voice of Waitstill Sharp ; Marina Goldman, voice of Martha Sharp. |
Credits |
Interviews directed by Deborah Shaffer ; Director of photography, Michael Julian Berz. |
Note |
Widescreen. |
Audience |
Rating: TVPG. |
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. |
Language |
English dialogue; English subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Subject |
Sharp, Waitstill, 1902-1984.
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Sharp Cogan, Martha, 1905-1999.
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Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Massachusetts -- Wellesley Hills.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953- film director, film producer.
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Joukowsky, Artemis A. W., film director.
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Justus, Matthew, film producer.
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Hanks, Tom, narrator.
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Goldman, Marina, narrator.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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Added Title |
Sharp's war |
Standard No. |
841887029704 |
ISBN |
9781627898324 |
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1627898328 |
Music No. |
DNAZ601 PBS |
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