50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
Two Ordinary Americans. Fifty Innocent Lives. One Unforgettable Journey.
In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.
- Year : 2013
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Documentary, War
- Studio : HBO Documentary Films, PerlePress Productions
- Keyword : philadelphia, pennsylvania, holocaust (shoah), jewish life, austria, based on true story, vienna, austria, third reich (iii reich 1933-45), 1930s, nazi germany, save children
- Director : Steven Pressman
- Cast : Alan Alda, Mamie Gummer