Two Who Dared: The Sharp's War

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Two Who Dared: The Sharp's War

2016

1h 15m

Documentary

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Waitstill and Martha Sharp leave their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly leave for multiple, life-threatening missions in Europe to rescue hundreds of political dissidents and Jewish refugees prior to World War II.

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

"Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War" is a generic documentary about two people who were anything but. Yet even when the film wanes, its subjects still come across as remarkable.

Sep 8, 2016

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

An incredible true story of sacrifice ...

Sep 8, 2016

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Harvey S. Karten

Shockya.com

Two Unitarian heroes help Jews escape from the Nazis.

Nov 13, 2017

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Louis Proyect

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While rescuing Jews has been the subject of a number of fictional films, it takes a documentary to do justice to the decency of Waitstill and Martha Sharp.

Sep 8, 2016

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Chris Barsanti

Film Journal International

Ringing with a vivid moral clarity, 'Defying the Nazis' is a tightly focused documentary that raises an unusually sprawling number of challenging questions for its audience.

Sep 7, 2016

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Frances H

Excellent docufilm by Ken Burns, the genius at telling such stories.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/25/16

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Synopsis

Waitstill and Martha Sharp leave their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly leave for multiple, life-threatening missions in Europe to rescue hundreds of political dissidents and Jewish refugees prior to World War II.

Director: Artemis Joukowsky, Ken Burns
Producer: Matthew Justus
Screenwriter: Artemis Joukowsky, Matthew Justus
Production Co: Florentine Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 15m

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