Charlie Grant's War (1985)
2h 5m
Running Time
January 27, 1985Release Date
Charlie Grant's War (1985)
2h 5m
Running Time
January 27, 1985Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A Canadian artist turned diamond merchant in Vienna, Austria risks his life to smuggle Jews out of the Third Reich.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
R. H. Thomson
Charlie Grant
John Friesen
Fritz
Jean Archambault
Andre
Jan Rubeš
Jacob
Heinar Piller
Graebner
Anthony Bekenn
Assistant Commandant
Joan Orenstein
Elisabeth
Martin Lavut
Director
Peter Dvorsky
Con Man
Anna Sandor
Writer
Belinda Metz
Christina
William Gough
Producer
David Bolt
Epstein
Thomas Legrady
Composer
Vic Sarin
Cinematographer
Peter Boretski
Trefius
Douglas Campbell
Manlus
Myrtle Virgo
Editor
Louis Negin
Otto Schmidt
Marigold Charlesworth
Mrs. Grant
Nicholas Rice
Klein
Marsha Chesley
Casting
Arthur Herriott
Production Design
Daisy Lee Bijac
Makeup Artist
Suzanne Mess
Costume Design
William Gough
Producer
Brooks McGrath
Continuity
Harris Voge
Associate Producer
Doug Barnes
Casting
Alan Laurie
Set Decoration
Anita Miles
Hair Designer
Media.
Details.
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Charlie Grant's War is a Canadian television film, directed by Martin Lavut and broadcast by CBC Television in 1985. Set during World War II, the film stars R. H. Thomson as Charlie Grant, a Canadian activist and humanitarian who was living in Austria at the time of the war, and helped to smuggle over 600 Jews out of the country for their safety.The film's cast also included Jean Archambault, Anthony Bekenn, Peter Boretski, Douglas Campbell, Marigold Charlesworth, Peter Dvorsky, Jan Rubeš, Vlasta Vrána, Louis Negin, Joan Orenstein and John Friesen.
The film had its television premiere on January 27, 1985.