| Varian's War [VHS] | ![Varian's War [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DDJ7YXJFL._SL160_.jpg) | Actors: William Hurt, Julia Ormond, Matt Craven, Maury Chaykin, Alan Arkin
Studio: Showtime Ent.
Category: Video
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Sales Rank: 256,111
Format: Color, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 193166921X
UPC: 758445105537
EAN: 9781931669214
ASIN: B000065B24
Release Date: June 18, 2002
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Description
This is the untold story of Varian Fry (William Hurt), a forgotten hero of World War II. He built an elaborate underground rescue network that managed to save some of the most influential cultural figures of our age. He saved artists (such as Marc Chagall), writers, and scientists. The safe arrival of these treasured individuals in the United States permanently changed the face of American culture and enriched all of our lives forever.
While in Berlin in 1938, Varian Fry (William Hurt) witnesses firsthand the brutality of the Nazis as they assault Jews in the streets. Upon returning to America, he launches an effort to save artists and intellectuals whom the Nazis have designated as "degenerate." Varian's War follows Fry as he learns to navigate his way through the bureaucracies of France--which, even in its unoccupied half, was still under the watchful eye of the Gestapo. In his role as a highbrow Oskar Schindler, Fry rescued such artists and writers as Marc Chagall and Franz Werfel. Hurt, as always, gives an intelligent and subtle performance, ably assisted by Julia Ormond as an American expatriate who helps Fry set up his underground railroad. Also featuring Alan Arkin, Maury Chaykin, and Lynn Redgrave. --Bret Fetzer
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