Based on the true story of a woman named Ruth Gruber who travels to Europe to help escort 1000 Jewish War victims to the United States. She comes to love and feel sorry for them all, and fights for their rights to live in America.
Acting
Natasha Richardson carries the emotional weight flawlessly.
Production
Period detail makes 1940s bureaucracy feel painfully real.
Writing
Balances historical scope with intimate character moments.
Director
John Gray
Natasha Richardson
Ruth Gruber
Colm Feore
Bruno
Henry Czerny
Ernst
Sheila McCarthy
Eva
Sebastian Roché
Johan Ritter
Robert Joy
Lawrence Dickson
Tamara Gorski
Manya Hartmeyer-Breuer
Daniel Kash
Mordechai
William Petersen
Jackson Connolly
Hal Holbrook
Harold L. Ickes
Martin Landau
Papa Gruber
Brooke Nevin
Terri Sayles
Bruce Greenwood
Myles Billingsley
Anne Bancroft
Mama Gruber
Kenneth Welsh
Harry Truman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ruth Gruber herself was still alive at 94 when this aired and consulted on the script.
The Oswego refugee camp was the only Jewish safe haven on American soil during WWII.
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