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Overview

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Director:
Lionel Chetwynd
Writer (WGA):
Lionel Chetwynd (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 April 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Tagline:
He changed the world forever. One person at a time. The true story of the American Schindler.
Plot:
Varian Fry rescues more than 2,000 artists from Nazi persecution during World War II. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Gripping story, well told... more (19 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

William Hurt ... Varian Fry

Julia Ormond ... Miriam Davenport

Matt Craven ... Beamish
Maury Chaykin ... Marcello

Alan Arkin ... Freier

Lynn Redgrave ... Alma Werfel-Mahler

Rémy Girard ... Colonel Joubert (as Remy Girard)
Christopher Heyerdahl ... Marius Franken
Gloria Carlin ... Bella Chagall
Joel Miller ... Marc Chagall

Vlasta Vrana ... Franz Werfel
John Dunn-Hill ... Heinrich Mann

Ted Whittall ... Harry Bingham
Dorothée Berryman ... Mme Fanny
Howard Ryshpan ... Konditorei Owner
Carol Shamy ... Wife of Konditorei Owner
Harald Winter ... First Brownshirt
Susan Almgren ... Eileen Fry (as Susie Almgren)
Barry Blake ... Drury
Noël Burton ... Thompson (as Noel Burton)

Emma Campbell ... Clifton's Girl
Ian Finlay ... Ballroom Man #1
Maitreya Friedman ... Ballroom Woman #1 (as Maitreya Frieman)

Alain Goulem ... Clifton

Christopher B. MacCabe ... Ballroom Man #2 (as Christopher Maccabe)
Walter Massey ... Sydney
Tom Rack ... Reinhold Neibuhr
Michael Rudder ... Thomas Mann

Andrea Sadler ... Ballroom Woman #2
Guy Sprung ... Karl Frank
Bill Corday ... Diplomat
Sheena Larkin ... Mrs. Roosevelt
Tony Robinow ... Bureaucrat
Jacques Allard ... Splendide Clerk
Victoria Barkoff ... Frau Willie

Jude Beny ... Older Woman
Harvey Berger ... Older man

Alexander Bisping ... Second Civilian
Lorne Brass ... Lion Feuchtwanger
Bibi Burton ... Nelly Mann
Tony Calabretta ... Angelo, the Maitre D'

Robert Crooks ... Sixteen-Year-Old
Kliment Denchev ... Stravinsk
Thomas Donohue ... Distinguished Man (as Thomas Donahue)
Dawn Ford ... Woman in Office
David Francis ... US Consul Jamison
Sam Gesser ... Old Man in Street
Renée Girard ... Older Woman #2
Tamar Kozlov ... Teenage Girl

Mark Antony Krupa ... Gestapo Officer
André Lacoste ... Real Estate Agent
Pierre LeBlanc ... Gendarme Clerk (as Pierre Leblanc)
Marc Legault ... Elderly Refugee
Richard Lemire ... Gendarme Captain
Bonfield Marcoux ... French Officer (as Bondfield Marcoux)
Kent McQuaid ... Young Painter

Pascale Montpetit ... Mme Joubert
Aubert Pallascio ... Consul Wille
Jean Michel Paré ... Naval Officer
François Pratte ... Harried Man
Miriam Samuels ... Teased Old Woman
Christophe Rapin ... First Civilian
Felicia Shulman ... Sad Woman #1 (as Felicia Schulman)
Marjorie Silcoff ... Thirtyish Woman
Paul-Antoine Taillefer ... Port Café Waiter
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge ... French Porter
Leah Vineberg ... Sad Woman #2
Elyzabeth Walling ... Hannah Arendt
Lenie Scoffié ... Splendide Maid (as Leni Scoffié)
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Anne Bedian ... Woman (uncredited)
Jeremy Zafran ... Man (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lionel Chetwynd 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Lionel Chetwynd (written by)

Produced by
Cis Corman .... executive producer
Michael Deakin .... producer
Danièle Rohrbach .... line producer
Barbra Streisand .... executive producer
Kevin Tierney .... producer
Edward Wessex .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Neil Smolar 
 
Cinematography by
Daniel Jobin (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Denis Papillon 
 
Casting by
Nadia Miller 
Vera Miller 
 
Production Design by
Raymond Dupuis 
 
Art Direction by
Marc Bonin 
Michel Langevin 
 
Set Decoration by
Camille Parent (decorator)
François Sénécal (decorator)
 
Costume Design by
Nicoletta Massone 
 
Makeup Department
Claudette B. Casavant .... makeup artist (as Claudette Casavant)
Béatrice de Lempdes .... assistant makeup artist
Sandro Di Gioacchino .... assistant hair stylist
Nathalie Garon .... assistant hair stylist
Johanne Gravel .... makeup artist
Daniel Jacob .... assistant hair stylist
Martin Lapointe .... hair stylist
Martine Léveillé .... hair stylist
Manon Miserany .... assistant hair stylist
Johanne Paiement .... key hair stylist
Marie-Angèle Protat .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Gary Evans .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anabelle Berkani .... third assistant director
Claude Dallaire .... second assistant director
Mireille Goulet .... first assistant director
Auree Tommi Lepage .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Francis Back .... storyboard artist
André Bédard .... scenic technician
François Blanchard .... scenic technician
Stéphane Brunelle .... set props assistant
Frances Calder .... key decorator
Fabrice Callegher .... assistant property master
Denis Caspar .... key scenic artist
Simon Chamberland .... props master
Jean-Claude Dubé .... draftsman
Michel Farruggello .... painter
Nicolas Godbout .... set props assistant
Hélène Lafrance .... art department coordinator
Étienne Lapointe-Proulx .... property master
Elissa Lewis .... art department production assistant
Daniele Paré .... set props assistant
Julie-Anne Proulx .... set props
Benoit Robitaille .... swing gang
Eliot W. Smith .... assistant decorator
Kim Thibodeau .... assistant decorator
 
Sound Department
Victoria Bate .... assistant foley mixer
Diane Boucher .... supervising adr editor
Peter Burgis .... foley artist
Ed Colyer .... foley recordist (as Edward Colyer)
Vital Côté .... assistant dialogue editor
Andie Derrick .... foley artist
Valéry Dufort-Boucher .... assistant dialogue editor
Maxime Ferland .... boom operator
Gavin Fernandes .... sound re-recording mixer
Susan French .... assistant sound editor
Claude Hazanavicius .... sound recordist
Jacques Leroide .... foley editor
Diane Linn .... adr recordist
Gerard Loret .... first assistant sound editor
Colin Miller .... supervising sound designer
Bruno Ruffolo .... adr recordist
Greg Steele .... adr mixer
Jean Christophe Verbert .... sound re-recording mixer (as Jean-Christophe Verbert)
Alice Wright .... supervising dialogue editor
 
Special Effects by
Louis Craig .... special effects supervisor
Martin Williams .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Mario Rachiele .... visual effects producer
 
Stunts
Mike Chute .... stunt double: William Hurt
Marc Désourdy .... stunt coordinator
Patrick Kerton .... stunts
David McKeown .... stunts (as Dave McKeown)
Louis Pharand .... stunts
Mireille Samson .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
François Allard .... electrician
Francois Archambault .... Steadicam operator (as François Archambault)
Jocelyne Beaulac .... best boy grip (as Jocelyn Beauloc)
Patrice Dagenais .... key grip
Jean Desmarteau .... electrician
Sylvaine Dufaux .... additional camera operator
Bertrand Dupuis .... grip
Massimo Gallizzi .... electrician
Paul Gravel .... focus puller: second camera
Terry Lacombe .... grip
Judith Lagacé .... first assistant camera
Martin Lamarche .... gaffer
Pierre-Yves Larouche .... electrician
Alfonso Maiorana .... additional camera operator
Charles Proulx .... generator operator
Geoffroy St-Hilaire .... second assistant camera
Gaétan St-Onge .... best boy electric
 
Casting Department
Lise Beauchamp .... extras casting
Angela Carsley .... extras casting
Jennifer Saxon .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherina Chamberland .... assistant costume designer (as Caterina Chamberland)
Julie Chenard .... assistant wardrobe supervisor
Jean-François Desjardins .... assistant dresser
Maire-Josée Dumont .... assistant wardrobe supervisor
Marie-Claude Emond .... assistant dresser
Catherine Gélinas .... key dresser
Catou Gelinas .... key dresser
Marie-Maude Grenier .... dresser
Anne-Marie Langevin .... wardrobe supervisor
Danny Lavoie .... assistant dresser
Véronique Massé .... assistant dresser
Alice Mayeux .... assistant dresser
Marie-Hélène Ménard .... dresser
Madeleine Perras .... assistant dresser
Eric Poirier .... assistant dresser
André Valade .... key dresser
Isabelle Vallé .... assistant dresser
 
Editorial Department
Victor August .... negative cutter
Ginette Blain .... negative cutter
Claudette Champagne .... negative cutter
Christian Gravel .... assistant editor
Roger La Prairie .... colorist
Louis-Martin Paradis .... assistant editor
Debs Richardson .... post-production assistant
Louise Seymour .... post-production coordinator
Marie-Eve Talbot .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Jamie Hopkings .... orchestrator
Sharon Smith .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Aleck Duncan .... principal cast driver: Julia Ormond
Jean Simard .... driver
 
Other crew
Maggie Belzile .... assistant accountant
Jesabelle Boileau .... assistant craft service
Sylvie Boily .... production coordinator
Luc Bouthillier .... extras production assistant
Pierre Brunet .... location manager
Patrice Bujold .... production assistant
Bertrand Calmeau .... production assistant
Sam Coppola .... legal services
Mélanie Côté .... assistant location manager
Manon Cousin .... production assistant
Harvey Drouelle .... daily production assistant
Émilie Dussault .... assistant: William Hurt
Paule Girardin .... production secretary
France Lachapelle .... script supervisor
Sylvie Laurin .... production auditor
Dominique Leroutier .... assistant location manager
Marjolaine Perron .... assistant accountant
Amélie Ponette .... script trainee
Charles Radford .... stand-in: William Hurt (as Charlie Radford)
Andrée Roy .... extras production assistant (as Andree Roy)
Howard Samuelsohn .... dialect coach
Jean Simard .... production assistant
Jose Uria .... production assistant
Arthur Holden .... additional voice (uncredited)
Harald Winter .... additional voice (uncredited)
Ulrike Zoller .... additional voice (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Varian Fry, un héros oublié (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
Canada:121 min | Israel:115 min | Argentina:121 min
Country:
UK | USA | Canada
Language:
English | French | German
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:7 | Germany:6
Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Company:
Ardent Productions more

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Continuity: Near the beginning of the movie, Varian is holding the "Foreign Affairs" book differently depending on the camera angle. more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Gripping story, well told..., 21 April 2001
10/10
Author: Tom Brucia (brucia@neosoft.com) from Houston, Texas, USA

This movie successfully takes one back to the dark days after the fall of France. Jews have escaped to Vichy (unoccupied, southern) France, where they are trapped as the puppet French government and Nazi forces prepare for deportations to concentration camps. (The construction of death camps still lay in the future....). Varian Fry is an American of conscience who goes to France in the days when the U.S. was still a neutral power to see if he can assist prominent Jewish intellectuals to get out and to the United States. This documentary tells the story of his actions, and the first group out. It is low-key, subtle, but gripping in a very human way.... It truly takes one back into a time when good and evil not only coexisted, but shook hands, exchanged pleasantries, dined together, and smiled across the abyss at each other's visage.... Put this on your 'must see' list -- and take the kids, too!

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