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The Zookeeper's Wife

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The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński, have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When the Germans invade their country, they are forced to...

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Other Authors: Abberley, Jeff (Film producer), Patricof, Jamie (Film producer), Levin, Diane Miller (Film producer), Zubick, Kim (Film producer), Workman, Angela (Screenwriter), Caro, Niki, 1967- (Film director), Chastain, Jessica, 1977- (Actor), Heldenbergh, Johan, 1967- (Actor), Brühl, Daniel, 1978- (Actor), Goldberg, Iddo, 1975- (Actor), Haas, Shira, 1995- (Actor), McElhatton, Michael, 1963- (Actor), Gregson-Williams, Harry (composer (expression)), Coulson, David (Editor of moving image work), Parekh, Andrij, 1971- (director of photography.), Ackerman, Diane, 1948-
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Spanish
French
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2017]
Subjects:
Żabiński, Jan, > 1897-1974 > Drama.
Żabińska, Antonina > Drama.
Jews > Poland > Warsaw > Drama.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > Poland > Warsaw > Drama.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Poland > Warsaw > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Poland > Warsaw > Drama.
Zoo keepers > Poland > Warsaw > Drama.
Warsaw (Poland) > Ethnic relations > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
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Summary:The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Żabińska and her husband, Dr. Jan Żabiński, have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When the Germans invade their country, they are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck. To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Diane Ackerman.
Anamorphic wide screen (2.40:1); dual layer.
Bonus features: deleted scenes; The making of "The Zookeeper's wife"; The Żabiński family.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, disturbing images, violence, brief sexuality, nudity and smoking.
Production Credits:Music by Harry Gregson-Williams ; editor, David Coulson ; cinematographer, Andrij Parekh.

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