Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

1h 30m
Documentary
6.9

Join an American couple’s courageous mission in 1939 to help refugees escape Nazi-occupied Europe. Over the course of two years, the pair will risk their lives so that hundreds can live in freedom.

Cast

Marina Goldman
Martha Sharp
Tom Hanks
Waitstill Sharp (voice)

Crew

Ken Burns
Director, Executive Producer
Artemis Joukowsky
Director, Writer
Matthew Justus
Writer, Producer
David Blitstein
Writer
Erik Angra
Editor, Cinematography
Steven Wechsler
Editor
Michael Julian Berz
Cinematography
Deanna Byck
Executive Producer
Charlie Clements
Executive Producer
Dalton Delan
Executive Producer
Geralyn White Dreyfous
Executive Producer
Craig Sieben
Executive Producer
Jody Snider
Executive Producer
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Dewey Wigod
Executive Producer
Jim Corbley
Producer
Sheldon Mirowitz
Music

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