Crossing to Freedom
Brief Synopsis
A television movie in which an old Englishman leads a group of children in a perilous cross-country flight to the safety of England during the Nazi occupation of France.
Cast & Crew
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Norman Stone
Director
James Gaddas
Phillippe Vadillo
Elizabeth Kaza
Louis Sheldon
Olivier Pierre
Film Details
Also Known As
Pied Piper
Genre
Drama
War
Release Date
1990
Location
France; Cumbria, England, United Kingdom; Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; Manchester, England, United Kingdom; Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie in which an old Englishman leads a group of children in a perilous cross-country flight to the safety of England during the Nazi occupation of France.
Director
Norman Stone
Director
Cast
James Gaddas
Phillippe Vadillo
Elizabeth Kaza
Louis Sheldon
Olivier Pierre
Clare Drummond
Fidesse Hunter
Bernard Lincot
Pamela Stirling
Timothy Ackroyd
Frederick Heringa
Hugo Bower
Alan Barker
Eve Shickle
Metin Yenal
John Serret
Jeannine Lockett
Alastair Haley
Daniel Pageon
Mare Winningham
Dorothee Boeuf
David Newton-schmitt
Amedee Brunet
Juliette Mole
Susan Wooldridge
Francois Montagut
Ron Donachie
Patrick Floersheim
Les Clack
Katherine Kath
Henriette Baker
Peter O'toole
Michael Kitchen
Annette Badland
Claude Lesache
Crew
Carolyn Bartlett
Casting Director
Don Bell
Production Manager
Mark Bell
Grip
Ross Brown
Location Casting
Paul Burton
Driver
Jimmy Camp
Gaffer
Denise Carter
Researcher
Michael Cox
Executive Producer
Tony Cranstoun
Editor
Eric Crompton
Other
Alastair Crumlish
Electrician
Stewart Darby
Photography
Carl Davis
Music
Peter Deakin
Sound Dubbing
Richard Dunford
Editor
David Eve
Boom Operator
Vincent Fahy
Production
Bill Farnworth
Construction Manager
Stephen Fineren
Production Designer
Alan Fraser
Other
Dorothy Friend
Continuity
Dorothy Friend
Production Assistant
Peter Hallworth
Editor
Paul Harris
Other
Diane Holmes
Costume Designer
Sheila Hyland
Wardrobe Assistant
Jerome Kass
Screenplay
Jerome Kass
Coproducer
Claire Kenny
Art Director
Beverley Keogh
Casting
James Langen
Wardrobe
Edward Mansell
Editor
Stan Margulies
Executive Producer
Neil Marland
Photography
Frank Massey
Props
Craig Mcneil
Producer
Sue Milton
Makeup Supervisor
Mandy Moles
Other
Ken Morgan
Director Of Photography
John Friend Newman
Assistant Director
Jackie Ophir
Sound Dubbing
Nigel Place
On-Set Dresser
Ron Pritchard
Production
Carrie Rodd
Assistant Director
Brian Saunders
Dubbing Mixer
Helen Sherry
Hair
Helen Sherry
Makeup
Vic Shirovay
On-Set Dresser
Nevil Shute
Source Material (From Novel)
Peter Skarrett
Carpenter
Phil Smith
Sound Mixer
Andy Stears
Editor
Andy Stephen
Camera Operator
Katrina Thurston
Other
Bob Walker
Grip
Chris Wall
Props
David Weir
Assistant Director
Mary West
Location Casting
Chris Wheeler
Production Accountant
Terry Whiteman
Electrician
Tina Wilkinson
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Pied Piper
Genre
Drama
War
Release Date
1990
Location
France; Cumbria, England, United Kingdom; Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; Manchester, England, United Kingdom; Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 8, 1990
Remake of a 1942 feature film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Monty Woolley.
Previous title: "Pied Piper."
Began shooting July 17, 1989.
Completed shooting September 1, 1989.
