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Haven

  • TV Movie
  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Anne Bancroft, Martin Landau, and Natasha Richardson in Haven (2001)
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A U.S. official escorts Holocaust refugees from 1940s war-torn Europe to temporary shelter in America.A U.S. official escorts Holocaust refugees from 1940s war-torn Europe to temporary shelter in America.A U.S. official escorts Holocaust refugees from 1940s war-torn Europe to temporary shelter in America.

  • Director
    • John Gray
  • Writer
    • Suzette Couture
  • Stars
    • Natasha Richardson
    • Colm Feore
    • Henry Czerny
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    611
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Gray
    • Writer
      • Suzette Couture
    • Stars
      • Natasha Richardson
      • Colm Feore
      • Henry Czerny
    • 14User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Natasha Richardson
    Natasha Richardson
    • Ruth Gruber
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Bruno
    Henry Czerny
    Henry Czerny
    • Ernst
    Sheila McCarthy
    Sheila McCarthy
    • Eva
    Sebastian Roché
    Sebastian Roché
    • Johan Ritter
    Robert Joy
    Robert Joy
    • Lawrence Dickson
    Tamara Gorski
    Tamara Gorski
    • Manya Hartmeyer-Breuer
    Daniel Kash
    Daniel Kash
    • Mordechai
    William Petersen
    William Petersen
    • Jackson Connolly
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Harold L. Ickes
    Martin Landau
    Martin Landau
    • Papa Gruber
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Myles Billingsley
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Mama Gruber
    Kenneth Welsh
    Kenneth Welsh
    • Harry Truman
    Jamie Arguy
    • Asylum Refugee
    Aaron Ashmore
    Aaron Ashmore
    • Myles Billingsley Jr.
    Yank Azman
    Yank Azman
    • Papa Stern
    Hume Baugh
    • Karl
    • Director
      • John Gray
    • Writer
      • Suzette Couture
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    10i_ate_your_tots

    A touching story

    This story was just amazing. It touches you and helps you realize things about the War that would have never thought. How people suffered and how one woman wanted to help them. Natasha Richardson and Tamara Gorski are woman who I have seen in movies before and loved. They both did an awesome job in this movie as did everyone else. If you get the chance, take a look. I thought at first this would be a boring story I would have no intrest in. I was wrong. It's amazing.
    10hopeforstl

    very sad true story

    I had the pleasure of meeting Ruth Gruber,little had I known at the time of what all this woman had accomplished,the lives she saved,the dangers she had put herself thru...I would have surly felt small as an ant had I known that day what all this great woman had done.I would have broken down,cried in her lap.thanked her for her courage.I enjoyed the movie,and now own and treasure the book signed by her.I am shocked at how some people will say the Holocaust never happened,they are truly out of touch with reality.The awful things that were done tears at my heart,I cry every time I watch a movie or documentary about it.It was awful and I think in our times now...many are afraid that this is where our own nation may be heading for.But that will never happen here.
    3abitaquest2

    Disappointing is putting it mildly

    This isn't a movie; it's propaganda. It uses natural empathy with the plight of the Jewish refugees as a tool to stir anti-American feelings. Seriously -- was it necessary to make nearly ALL of the Americans into unfeeling racists who were only marginally better than the Nazis?

    Every group appearing in this movie has a right to feel maltreated ... by the filmmakers.

    The leading lady is a farce, as well. More thought could and should have been given to her wardrobe ... I mean, beyond how well a given outfit highlights her ample breasts. Having her parade around like a show pony in one cutesy outfit after another is just laughable in light of the subject matter.
    8leeulmer-14737

    Finding Life Again

    The similarity of roles played by Liam Neeson in "Schindler's List" and Natasha Richardson in "Haven" is apparent (one hero, the other heroine) saving Jewish lives. "Haven" draws the viewer in by focusing on America's neglect for rescuing Jewish families from Hitler during WW2. This movie tells an equally powerful story of the lives of Jewish families that needed restoration during/after the holocaust. This movie reminds us what the word holocaust actually means, both for those lives taken and for those lives left behind. Well told story, with great supporting acting from Hal Holbrook, Anne Bancroft, etc.
    4dewey22

    Great portrayal of courage which was ruined by cliches.

    This is the story of a woman of great courage and compassion. The acting was excellent. I, however, felt clubbed to death by every anti-Jewish cliche known. I lived in the mid-west during the time of this movie's setting and had several Jewish friends. I rarely ever saw the unkind responses shown in this movie. In fact the only times that I ever heard negative comments about Jews were in a few adults who were prejudiced about equally between all the groups different than their own. In this regard, the movie is little different than many "black" movies that go to extremes to show victimizing of their class.

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La fuerza de una mujer
    • Filming locations
      • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Alliance Atlantis Communications
      • Citadel Entertainment
      • Paulette Breen Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 3h(180 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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