Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War

2016 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Documentary Biography War History

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War: Waitstill Sharp, a Unitarian minister, and Martha Sharp, a trained social worker, in February 1939, boldly commit to a life-threatening mission in Europe to assist refugees. Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War is a 2016 American English-language Documentary Biography motion picture featuring Tom Hanks and Marina Goldman. Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War was Produced by Ken Burns. Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War is written by David Blitstein, Artemis Joukowsky and Matthew Justus and it is directed by Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky. Movie originally aired on PBS in English. Public Broadcasting Service acquired the distribution rights for the film. Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War was released on 20th September 2016 and takes a screen time of 1-18 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. Editing was done by Erik Angra. The music was composed by Marco Beltrami along with Marilyn Manson, Jeff Dunn, Charlie Clauser and Paul Haslinger.
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  • Jini Score
    8.4/10
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    62%
  • Rating
    7.1/10
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Release Date20 SEP 2016
Language

English

Genre

Documentary , Biography , War , History

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Defying the Nazis: The Sharps War Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

78.0%

Positive Review Rating : 62%

62%
    • Chris Barsanti

      Co filmmakers Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky shine a light on yet one more mostly untold story of courage and terror from the conflagration of World War II: Martha and Waitskill Sharp. ( Read More )
    • Ken Jaworowski

      Yet even when the film wanes, its subjects still come across as remarkable. ( Read More )
    • Robert Abele

      And though its focus is the two years the Sharps spent in Europe, it rushes through elements of their lives that would seem to warrant more examination, namely Marthas feminism and its effect on their marriage. ( Read More )
    • Harvey S. Karten

      The adventure is given fine cinematic treatment, including the usual archival shots of Nazis burning books and Hitlers gloating in Czechoslovakia. ( Read More )
    • Louis Proyect

      Watching the children play these instruments is something of a miracle considering the cognitive dissonance between a violin made of empty cans and the strains of Mozart it produces.The narrative arc of the film is quite simple. ( Read More )
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