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Hidden in Silence

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
599
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Hidden in Silence (1996)
Period DramaPolitical DramaDrama

Poland June 1941, as German troops take over the Eastern side of the city of Przemysl from the Russians. To save their belongings from the Nazis, the Jewish family Diamant transfers them to ... Read allPoland June 1941, as German troops take over the Eastern side of the city of Przemysl from the Russians. To save their belongings from the Nazis, the Jewish family Diamant transfers them to their 17-year-old Catholic maid Fusia. In return Fusia provides them with food until the g... Read allPoland June 1941, as German troops take over the Eastern side of the city of Przemysl from the Russians. To save their belongings from the Nazis, the Jewish family Diamant transfers them to their 17-year-old Catholic maid Fusia. In return Fusia provides them with food until the ghetto is dissolved, and then hides 13 people in her loft for over two years. However, as t... Read all

  • Director
    • Richard A. Colla
  • Writer
    • Stephanie Liss
  • Stars
    • Kellie Martin
    • Tom Radcliffe
    • Marc Warren
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    599
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard A. Colla
    • Writer
      • Stephanie Liss
    • Stars
      • Kellie Martin
      • Tom Radcliffe
      • Marc Warren
    • 16User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Kellie Martin
    Kellie Martin
    • Fusia Podgorska
    Tom Radcliffe
    • Max Diamant
    Marc Warren
    Marc Warren
    • Lubic
    Gemma Coughlan
    • Helena Podgorska
    Marta Hrachovinová
    Luke de Lacey
    Luke de Lacey
    • Isaac Diamant
    David Nykl
    David Nykl
    • Henek
    Anna Geislerová
    Anna Geislerová
    • Danuta
    Jan Nemejovský
    Jan Nemejovský
    • Mr. Diamant
    Jakub Wehrenberg
    • Siunek
    Andrew Joseph
    Vladimír Pospísil
    Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland
    • German factory manager
    Marion Ross
    Marion Ross
    • Mrs. Diamant
    Petr Meissel
    Jan Slovák
    Jan Slovák
    Tomás Hanák
    Tomás Hanák
    Zuzana Stivínová
    Zuzana Stivínová
    • Director
      • Richard A. Colla
    • Writer
      • Stephanie Liss
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    9watwlaura

    I enjoyed the movie and Kellie Martins performance immensely.

    I enjoyed the movie and Kellie Martins performance immensely. It's the kind of movie I can show my family and has an example of a young woman placed in extraordinary circumstances finding the courage to do the right thing in the face of extreme danger.
    10kristynhall

    Inspiring family movie

    This is based on a true story and unlike many WWII, Holocaust themed dramas, you can show this one to your kids. Very inspiring.
    n69gq

    Martin's brilliant performance

    Kellie Martin does an outstanding job in this movie... She is quite the underrated actress. This movie was well written and portrays the atrocities that people can do to one another. It also exposes the kindness that I like to think we all have as well.
    8GeoPierpont

    Amazing Story!

    High recommend for Catholics, Jews, teens, Germans, Russians, you name it, this story is just unbelievable. I remember when I was 17 and thought I had a hard life under papa's regime and working two jobs and taking advanced classes, etc.

    How impressive is this girl and her sister to help so many and demonstrate fearlessness. I know it is easier when you trust life more at this age but, wow talk about going the extra mile.

    I had tears at the end, knowing it could possibly be happy was unexpected. The negative reviews have valid pov's but overall a grain of sand in the desert.

    What a message for humanity. Thank You!!
    7claudio_carvalho

    Another Good Story of Human Sympathy That Looks Like "Rescuers: Stories of Courage"

    On June 22nd, 1941, the city of Przemysl, Poland is divided between German and Russian. When the German invades the city, the Nazis send the Jews to a ghetto. The young Catholic Fusia Podgorska (Kellie Martin), alone with her young sister, lodges and hides many Jews in the attic of her house along two and half years until the end of the war. "Hidden in Silence" is another good story of human sympathy in World War II. This film looks like "Rescuers: Stories of Courage", and is also based on a true story. Unfortunately, the actress Kellie Martin performs a strong and powerful lead character, but she is very weak for such a role. In many dramatic situations, the expression of her face is not convincing. I have noted that many IMDb Users liked her performance, but I am not sure whether they like her wonderful character or her performance indeed. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Ocultos no Medo" ("Hidden in Fear")

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    • Trivia
      In the opening scene there is a shot of a man wearing a hat walking with a woman across a bridge. The man is stopped by a soldier and motioned to go back the way he came. The man is the real Jack Zimmermann, the youngest of the 13 being hidden.
    • Goofs
      After the Germans occupy Przemysl, trucks drive through the city announcing that "You are now citizens of the Third Reich". Areas of Poland that had been German prior to Word War I were annexed directly to the Reich. Przemysl however was not part of the Reich but of the "General Gouvernement" of occupied Poland. Poles in this area were not citizens but subjects, with no rights and subject to enslavement and eventual extermination.

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El silencio de los trece
    • Filming locations
      • Czech Republic
    • Production companies
      • Hearst Entertainment Productions
      • Lifetime Television
      • Stillking Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 30m(90 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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