Film

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

6.920161h 30mNRDocumentary

Age rating: NR
Director: Artemis Joukowsky
Year: 2016

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.

Top cast

Marina Goldman

Martha Sharp

Tom Hanks

Waitstill Sharp (voice)

Directed by

Artemis Joukowsky, Ken Burns

Written by

David Blitstein, Artemis Joukowsky, Matthew Justus

Produced by

Jim Corbley, Matthew Justus