Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

90 mins | Documentary | Sept. 20, 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.

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

90 mins | Documentary | Sept. 20, 2016

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Florentine Films, WETA, Journey to Freedom, No Limits Media
Original title Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
Directors Artemis Joukowsky, Ken Burns
Writers Matthew Justus, Artemis Joukowsky, David Blitstein

Cast

Marina Goldman

as Martha Sharp

Tom Hanks

as Waitstill Sharp (voice)