The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
Brief Synopsis
Based on the life of Irena Sendler, a Polish woman who saved thousands of Jewish children's lives during World War II.
Cast & Crew
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John Kent Harrison
Director
Marcia Gay Harden
Anna Paquin
Rebecca Night
Ruby Bentall
Olga Bo++d+
Film Details
Also Known As
Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Irena Sendler Story, The
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
2009
Location
Riga, Latvia
Synopsis
Based on the life of Irena Sendler, a Polish woman who saved thousands of Jewish children's lives during World War II.
Director
John Kent Harrison
Director
Cast
Marcia Gay Harden
Anna Paquin
Rebecca Night
Ruby Bentall
Olga Bo++d+
Paul Freeman
Karolina Dryzner
Steven Speirs
Jerzy Nowak
Girts Krumins
Sofya Skya
Toms Aboltins
Sergei Marchenko
Fiona Glascott
William Ellis
Erich Redman
Goran Visnjic
Imants Vekmans
Dace Smits
Krzysztof Pieczy+ski
Leonarda Kestere
Elea Hofland
Ariela Mareida
Davids Organnesianc
Sakalas Uzdavinys
Iddo Goldberg
Danny Webb
Rebecca Windheim
Nathaniel Parker
Leigh Lawson
Michelle Dockery
Danuta Stenka
Scott Handy
Maja Ostaszewska
Crew
Jeff Authors
Assistant Director
Robert D Bailey
Visual Effects Supervisor
Vincent J Barbato
Associate Producer
Darius Bastys
Art Director
David J Bowler
Production Manager
Denise Chamian
Casting
Penny Charter
Assistant Director
Wieslawa Chojkowska
Set Decorator
Pam Fitzgerald
Post-Production Supervisor
Karen Goddard
Casting Assistant
Pawel Grabarczyk
Costume Designer
Constantine Gregory
Dialect Coach
Stephen Grubbs
Sound Supervisor
John Kent Harrison
Writer
Amelia Hashemi
Casting
Cameron Johann
Coproducer
Priscilla John
Casting
Jan A. P. Kaczmarek
Music
Waldemar Kalinowski
Production Designer
Christopher Kennedy
Music Editor
Diane Kerbel
Casting
Vilnis Lasmanis
Transportation Captain
Daiga Livcane
Production
Gintas Matonis
Construction Coordinator
Shawn Mcclaren
Production Supervisor
Anna Mieszkowska
Source Material
Jeff Most
Executive Producer
Jeff Most
Unit Production Manager
Jared Negr=n
Other
Terry O'bright
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Beata Pisula
Production
Markus Pohlus
Camera Operator
Markus Pohlus
Steadicam Operator
Jeremiasz Prokopowicz
Camera Operator
Igor Pronin
Production
Trefor Proud
Makeup
Brian H Reynolds
Key Grip
Jeff Rice
Executive Producer
Keith Rogers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Grzegorz Rzepecki
Property Master
Brent Shields
Executive Producer
Ramunas Skikas
Production
Gabija Solotonaite
Production Coordinator
Inta Sorina
Location Manager
Larry Spagnola
Writer
Hubert Stawicki
Gaffer
Henk Van Eeghen
Editor
Linda Van Eeghen
Assistant Editor
Scott Willmann
Accountant
Stuart Wilson
Sound Mixer
Tracy Young
Script Supervisor
Julia Zaytseva
Production
Jerzy Zielinski
Camera
Film Details
Also Known As
Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Irena Sendler Story, The
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Release Date
2009
Location
Riga, Latvia
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for three 2009 Emmy Awards including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Marcia Gay Harden).
Aired in United States April 19, 2009
Based on the book, "Mother of the Children of the Holocaust: The Irena Sendler Story" written by Anna Mieszkowska. Published by Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt March 31, 2006.
Scheduled to air in USA on CBS April 19, 2009.
Began shooting late November, 2008 and is scheduled to complete shooting end of December.
