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The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton (Czech: Síla lidskosti: Nicholas Winton) is a 2002 documentary about Nicholas Winton, the man who organized the Kindertransport rescue mission of 669 children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War.
Apr 16, 2020 · Nicholas Winton was a young man in Europe who chose to save lives. His efforts saved the lives of many Jewish children. This surprising and touching recognition of his efforts...
- 5 min
- 265.4K
- Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
The Story. In December 1938, Nicholas Winton, a 29-year-old London stockbroker, was about to leave for a skiing holiday in Switzerland, when he received a phone call from his friend Martin Blake asking him to cancel his holiday and immediately come to Prague: "I have a most interesting assignment and I need your help.
Mar 27, 2003 · The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton: Directed by Matej Minac. With Joe Schlesinger, Karel Reisz, Hugo Morom, Joseph Guns. A gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who saved the lives of 669 children.
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- Documentary
- Matej Minac
- 2003-03-27
Between March 13 and August 2, 1939, Sir Nicholas Winton organized eight transports (one airplane and seven trains) to take children from Prague to new homes in Great Britain, and kept silent about it until his wife discovered a scrapbook documenting his unique mission in 1988.
As Joe Schlesinger, narrator of Nicholas Winton — The Power of Good, mentions, one of the most intriguing questions of the whole story is: what inspired Winton to act as he did? What is outstanding about Winton is that he had the foresight, the drive, compassion and organizing ability; and he could never resist a challenge!
The Power of Good. In 1939, Nicholas Winton personally saved the lives of 669 children. Most of them were Jewish — from Czechoslovakia, which was soon to be occupied by the Nazis. He brought them to Britain and kept it a secret for nearly 50 years.
