The zookeeper's wife, Focus Features presents ; a Scion Films production ; an Electric City Entertainment, Tollin Productions and Rowe Miller Productions production ; produced by Jeff Abberley, Jamie Patricof, Diane Miller Levin, Kim Zubick ; written by Angela Workman ; directed by Niki Card
Type
Label
The zookeeper's wife, Focus Features presents ; a Scion Films production ; an Electric City Entertainment, Tollin Productions and Rowe Miller Productions production ; produced by Jeff Abberley, Jamie Patricof, Diane Miller Levin, Kim Zubick ; written by Angela Workman ; directed by Niki Card
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, disturbing images, violence, brief sexuality, nudity and smoking
Main title
The zookeeper's wife
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Focus Features presents ; a Scion Films production ; an Electric City Entertainment, Tollin Productions and Rowe Miller Productions production ; produced by Jeff Abberley, Jamie Patricof, Diane Miller Levin, Kim Zubick ; written by Angela Workman ; directed by Niki Card
Runtime
126
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, 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
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Hofmann, Martin
- Haas, Shira, 1995-
- Heldenbergh, Johan, 1967-
- Maloku, Val
- Zakharyanova, Viktoria
- Smutná, Jitka
- Frejková, Hana, 1945-
- Frantová, Vilma
- Dor, Efrat, 1983-
- Mitas, Marian
- Lamparska, Magdalena
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Caro, Niki, 1967-
- Goldflam, Arnošt, 1946-
- Workman, Angela
- Kostić, Goran
- Mihulová, Alena, 1965-
- Radford, Timothy
- Chastain, Jessica, 1977-
- Kocicková, Ester
- Goldberg, Iddo, 1975-
- Issová, Martha, 1981-
- Ratimorský, Daniel
- Ackerman, Diane, 1948-
- Sobin, Slavko
- Preston, Frederick
- Kobus, Waldemar, 1966-
- Preston, Theodore
- McElhatton, Michael, 1963-
- Abberley, Jeff
- Burger, Nataša
- Brühl, Daniel, 1978-
- Patricof, Jamie
- Sidonová, Magdalena
- Scion Films
Genre
Subject
- Żabińska, Antonina -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations -- Drama
- Zoo keepers -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 + Jews + Rescue -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974 -- Drama
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
Content
Actor
- Hofmann, Martin
- Haas, Shira, 1995-
- Heldenbergh, Johan, 1967-
- Maloku, Val
- Zakharyanova, Viktoria
- Smutná, Jitka
- Frejková, Hana, 1945-
- Frantová, Vilma
- Dor, Efrat, 1983-
- Mitas, Marian
- Lamparska, Magdalena
- Goldflam, Arnošt, 1946-
- Kostić, Goran
- Mihulová, Alena, 1965-
- Radford, Timothy
- Chastain, Jessica, 1977-
- Kocicková, Ester
- Goldberg, Iddo, 1975-
- Issová, Martha, 1981-
- Ratimorský, Daniel
- Sobin, Slavko
- Preston, Frederick
- Kobus, Waldemar, 1966-
- Preston, Theodore
- McElhatton, Michael, 1963-
- Burger, Nataša
- Brühl, Daniel, 1978-
- Sidonová, Magdalena
Author
resource.filmdirector
resource.filmproducer
resource.productioncompany
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor35
- Hofmann, Martin
- Haas, Shira, 1995-
- Heldenbergh, Johan, 1967-
- Maloku, Val
- Zakharyanova, Viktoria
- Smutná, Jitka
- Frejková, Hana, 1945-
- Frantová, Vilma
- Dor, Efrat, 1983-
- Mitas, Marian
- Lamparska, Magdalena
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Caro, Niki, 1967-
- Goldflam, Arnošt, 1946-
- Workman, Angela
- Kostić, Goran
- Mihulová, Alena, 1965-
- Radford, Timothy
- Chastain, Jessica, 1977-
- Kocicková, Ester
- Goldberg, Iddo, 1975-
- Issová, Martha, 1981-
- Ratimorský, Daniel
- Ackerman, Diane, 1948-
- Sobin, Slavko
- Preston, Frederick
- Kobus, Waldemar, 1966-
- Preston, Theodore
- McElhatton, Michael, 1963-
- Abberley, Jeff
- Burger, Nataša
- Brühl, Daniel, 1978-
- Patricof, Jamie
- Sidonová, Magdalena
- Scion Films
- Genre5
- Subject13
- Żabińska, Antonina -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations -- Drama
- Zoo keepers -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 + Jews + Rescue -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Jews -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- Żabiński, Jan, 1897-1974 -- Drama
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Poland -- Warsaw -- Drama
- Content1
- Actor28
- Hofmann, Martin
- Haas, Shira, 1995-
- Heldenbergh, Johan, 1967-
- Maloku, Val
- Zakharyanova, Viktoria
- Smutná, Jitka
- Frejková, Hana, 1945-
- Frantová, Vilma
- Dor, Efrat, 1983-
- Mitas, Marian
- Lamparska, Magdalena
- Goldflam, Arnošt, 1946-
- Kostić, Goran
- Mihulová, Alena, 1965-
- Radford, Timothy
- Chastain, Jessica, 1977-
- Kocicková, Ester
- Goldberg, Iddo, 1975-
- Issová, Martha, 1981-
- Ratimorský, Daniel
- Sobin, Slavko
- Preston, Frederick
- Kobus, Waldemar, 1966-
- Preston, Theodore
- McElhatton, Michael, 1963-
- Burger, Nataša
- Brühl, Daniel, 1978-
- Sidonová, Magdalena
- Author1
- resource.filmdirector1
- resource.filmproducer2
- resource.productioncompany1
- Publisher1
- resource.screenwriter1