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The Dunera Boys

Film

The Dunera Boys

6.0

2h 30m

1985

Synopsis

At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter how long they had been there. Among those arrested were many Jewish refugees and many who were fully assimilated. This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera.

Director

Ben Lewin

DramaWarHistory

world war iirabbiviolinistwrongful imprisonmentinternment campjewish refugeefishmongerbritish transport

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Cast & Crew

Joseph Spano

as Alexander Engelhardt

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

as Morrie Mendellsohn

Simon Chilvers

Simon Chilvers

as Col. Berry

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

as Mr Baum

Joseph Fürst

Joseph Fürst

as The Baron

Moshe Kedem

as Rabbi Aronfeld

Steven Vidler

Steven Vidler

as Tropp

Mary-Anne Fahey

Mary-Anne Fahey

as Naomi Mendellsohn

John Meillon

John Meillon

as Brig. Templeton

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