

The Windermere Children
2020-01-27 · 88 min · ★ 7.4
The story of the pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust on the shores of Lake Windermere.
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- Directors
- Michael Samuels
- Production companies
- Wall to Wall, Warner Bros. International Television Production Germany, ZDF, Northern Ireland Screen, BBC
- Countries
- Germany, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Thomas KretschmannOscar Friedmann
Romola GaraiMarie Paneth
Iain GlenJock Lawrence
Tim McInnernyLeonard Montefiore
Marcel SabatBerish Lerner
Philipp ChristopherGeorg Lauer
Anna SchumacherEdith Lauer
Jakub JankiewiczSalek Falinower
B.J. HoggDr Willenshaw
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