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Apr 22, 2001 · Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero: Directed by Lionel Chetwynd. With William Hurt, Howard Ryshpan, Carol Shamy, Harald Winter. Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.
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- Drama, History, War
- Lionel Chetwynd
- 2001-04-22
Varian's War (aka Varian's War: The Forgotten Hero) is a 2001 joint Canadian/American/United Kingdom film made-for-television drama. The film was written and directed by Lionel Chetwynd, based on the life and wartime exploits of Varian Fry who saved more than 2,000 Jewish artists from Vichy France, the conquered ally of Nazi Germany.
The historical war drama follows multiple families seeking survival in 1860s America. In the backdrop of the Civil War (1861-1865), the allure of the Old West beckons families...
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Sep 19, 2007 · Trailer for Varian's War (2001), Written and Directed by Lionel Chetwynd. After witnessing the treatment of Jews in Nazi territory made him physically sick, ...
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- Ara Rubyan
Apr 22, 2001 · New York editor Varian Fry (William Hurt) builds an underground network to save European artists from Nazi persecution during World War II.
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- Lionel Chetwynd
- TV-PG
- William Hurt
Apr 2, 2023 · VARIAN'S WAR (2001) While in Berlin during Kristallnacht in 1938, Journaliste Varian Fry witnesses the Nazis' brutal treatment of Jews. He was helpless and physically sick as the AS...
- 116 min
- 7.4K
- MOVIE NIGHT
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The story of American Varian Fry, who at great risk to his own life, traveled to Marseilles in 1940 to rescue prominent European artists as well as 2,000 others from Nazi persecution. He built, on his own and without the help of the U.S. government, an elaborate rescue network that managed to...
