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04/05/1975 Drama, History 2h 30m
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The true story of a family that fought Nazi madness with the only weapon they had. Love.

Overview

Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-World War II Holland. Their uneventful lives are disrupted with the coming of the Nazis. Suspected of hiding Jews and caught breaking rationing rules, they are sent to a concentration camp, where their Christian faith keeps them from despair and bitterness.

  1. James F. Collier

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Julie Harris

    Betsie ten Boom

  2. Jeannette Clift

    Corrie ten Boom

  3. Arthur O'Connell

    Casper ten Boom, 'Papa'

  4. Pamela Sholto

    Tine

  5. Robert Rietti

    Willem ten Boom

  6. Tom van Beek

    Dr. Heemstra

  7. Nigel Hawthorne

    Pastor De Ruiter

  8. John Gabriel

    Professor Zeiner

  9. Bernard Kay

    Fred Koonstra

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-06-18
The Ten Boom family have been running their family clock-making shop in Amsterdam for many a-year until the Nazis arrive and send their lives into a downward spiral. These are principled Christian fellows, but they have great affinity with their Jewish compatriots and so as the oppression endures, they attempt to help smuggle people to safety. This, as you’d expect, exposes them to considerable risk and - a bit like Al Capone’s tax evasion, it’s a technicality that leads to them being apprehended. They need to feed their charges and so have accumulated a few extra ration books. That’s ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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