The Nansen Passport

The Nansen Passport

56 mins | Documentary, History | June 21, 2016

On July 5th, 1922, Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen creates a passport with which, between 1922 and 1945, he managed to protect the fundamental human rights as citizens of the world of thousands of people, famous and anonymous, who became stateless due to the tragic events that devastated Europe in the first quarter of the 20th century.

The Nansen Passport

56 mins | Documentary, History | June 21, 2016

The Nansen Passport
On July 5th, 1922, Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen creates a passport with which, between 1922 and 1945, he managed to protect the fundamental human rights as citizens of the world of thousands of people, famous and anonymous, who became stateless due to the tragic events that devastated Europe in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Producers ARTE, Idéale Audience, Planète+, Maha Productions
Original title Nansen : un passeport pour les apatrides
Directors Philippe Saada, Valentine Varela
Writers Clémence Crépin Neel, Philippe Saada, Valentine Varela

Cast

Valentine Varela

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Gérard Desarthe

as Fridtjof Nansen (voice)

Katia Boudoyan

as Self

Annick Posselle

as Self