The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton (2003)
• March 27th, 2003 • 1h 4min
Documentary, History
Overview
A gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who saved the lives of 669 children. Between March 13 and August 2, 1939, Nicholas Winton organized 8 transports to take children from Prague to new homes in Great Britain, and kept quiet about it until his wife discovered a scrapbook documenting his unique mission in 1988. Winton was a successful 29-year-old stockbroker in London who "had an intuition" about the fate of the Jews when he visited Prague in 1939. He quietly but decisively got down to the business of saving lives. We learn how only two countries, Sweden and Britain, answered his call to harbor the young refugees; how documents had to be forged and how once foster parents signed for the children on delivery, that was the last he saw of them.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring
Released on: 1989-11-01
Documentary
Short documentary about artist Keith Haring, detailing his involvement in the New York City graffiti...
Diana: In Her Own Words
Released on: 2017-08-06
Documentary
Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.
Le Temps de cerveau disponible
Released on: 2010-03-17
Documentary
Cruelty, psychological and sexual violence, humiliations: reality television seems to have gone mad....
I Needed Color
Released on: 2017-07-25
Documentary
Jim Carrey exhibits his talent as a painter and reflects on the value and power of art.
The Zookeeper's Wife
Released on: 2017-03-24
Drama, History, War
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of peo...
Tokyo Phoenix
Released on: 2017-05-20
Documentary, History, TV Movie
In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...
Force of Evil
Released on:
Documentary
This Emmy Award-winning documentary traces the rise of Nazism in general and the career of Adolf Eic...
Breaking the Limits
Released on: 2017-11-17
Drama, History
Based on true events. In 1980s Poland, Jerzy Górski is a young man who finds the determination to st...
Darwin's Darkest Hour
Released on: 2009-10-06
Drama, History, Documentary
In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever c...
I Am Ali
Released on: 2014-10-10
Documentary
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews an...
Citizenfour
Released on: 2014-10-10
Documentary
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many mee...
Collapse
Released on: 2009-09-12
Documentary, Drama
From the acclaimed director of American Movie, the documentary follows former Los Angeles police off...
Dreyfus
Released on: 1931-04-18
Drama, History
In 1894, French officer Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted for the treasonous acts of another man, ...
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
Released on: 2018-09-13
Documentary
Sex Fashion and Disco is a documentary film concerning Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the most influenti...
The Nativity
Released on: 1978-12-17
Drama, History, Family
The story of the courtship of Joseph and Mary, and of the events leading up to the first Christmas.
Stephen Curry: Underrated
Released on: 2023-07-21
Documentary
The remarkable coming-of-age story of Stephen Curry—one of the most influential, dynamic, and unexpe...
Billy the Kid
Released on: 1989-05-10
History, Western, TV Movie
Gore Vidal's historical novel is brought to life in this television production of Turner Network Tel...