50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
| 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus | |
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 Theatrical Poster (San Francisco Jewish Film Festival) | |
| Directed by | Steven Pressman |
| Produced by | Steven Pressman |
| Written by | Steven Pressman |
| Based on | Memoirs of Eleanor Kraus |
| Starring | Mamie Gummer |
| Narrated by | Alan Alda |
| Music by | Marco D'Ambrosio |
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| Edited by | Ken Schneider |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, also known as To Save a Life[1] is a 2013 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Steven Pressman. It was first shown on HBO in April 2013.
The film tells the story of Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus, a Jewish couple from Philadelphia who traveled to Nazi Germany in 1939 and, with the help of the B'rith Sholom fraternal organization, saved Jewish children in Vienna from likely death in the Holocaust by finding them new homes in Philadelphia. The Krauses were the grandparents of Pressman's wife, Liz Perle, and the film is based on the manuscript of a memoir left behind by Eleanor Kraus when she died in 1989.[1][2][3]
In addition to 50 Children, Pressman has also produced short videos for the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Pressman, Steven (2010). "The Filmmaking Team". www.tosavealifefilm.org. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
- ↑ Jacobs, Emily (10 April 2013). "'50 Children': a story of heroism". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ Elkin, Michael (15 July 2010). "Stars of David". Jewish Exponent. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012.
External links
- 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website