Miracle at Midnight

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Miracle at Midnight ★★½ 1998

Having occupied Denmark for several years, the Nazis decide to round up all Danish Jews on October 1, 1943. Word is leaked and a number of citizens risk their lives to warn and hide the Jews, spiriting more than 7,000 to safety in Sweden. This Disney version focuses on the non-Jewish Kloster family and how each of them become involved in the rescue. 89m/C VHS, DVD . Sam Waterston, Mia Farrow, Justin Whalin, Nicola Mycroft, Barry McGovern, Patrick Malahide; D: Ken Cameron; W: Chris Bryant, Monte Merrick. TV

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