Uniform Title |
Zookeeper's wife (Motion picture : 2017) |
Title |
The zookeeper's wife. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, ©2017. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (121 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Roadshow : R-126057-9. |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. |
Based on Diane Ackerman's non-fiction book of the same name. |
Co-production between the United States, United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic. |
Credits |
Directed by Niki Caro ; written by Angela Workman. |
Performers |
Jessica Chastain, Daniel Bruhl, Johan Heldenbergh, Michael McElhatton. |
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 Zabinska and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski, are custodians of the Warsaw Zoo. When the Germans invade, Antonina and Jan begin working with the Resistance, hiding hundreds of Polish Jews inside the zoo. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Widescreen 16:9, Letterbox 2.40:1. |
Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
Subjects |
Ackerman, Diane, -- 1948-Film adaptations |
Żabińska, Antonina -- Drama |
Żabiński, Jan, -- 1897-1974 -- Drama |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama |
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama |
Zoo keepers -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama |
Feature films -- United States |
Feature films -- Great Britain |
Warsaw (Poland) -- History -- 20th century -- Drama |
Genre |
Biographical films |
War films |
Historical films |
Film adaptations |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
Other Names |
Caro, Niki, 1967- director. |
Workman, Angela screenwriter. |
Chastain, Jessica, 1977- actor. |
Brühl, Daniel, 1978- actor. |
Heldenbergh, Johan, 1967- actor. |
McElhatton, Michael, 1963- actor. |
Ackerman, Diane, 1948- Zookeeper's wife Motion picture adaptation of (work). |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Ackerman, Diane, 1948- Zookeeper's wife .
- Brühl, Daniel, 1978- .
- Caro, Niki, 1967- .
- Chastain, Jessica, 1977- .
- Heldenbergh, Johan, 1967- .
- McElhatton, Michael, 1963- .
- Workman, Angela .
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