The Story of Seven-Hundred Polish Children · 1967
The Story of Seven-Hundred Polish Children (1967) is a Documentary film directed by Kathleen O'Brien, starring Tim Eliott.
Documentary
Overview
This 1967 documentary tells the story of 734 Polish children who were adopted by New Zealand in 1944 as WWII refugees. Moving interviews, filmed 20 years later, document their harrowing exodus from Poland: via Siberian labour camps, malnutrition and death, to being greeted by PM Peter Fraser on arrival in NZ. From traumatic beginnings the film chronicles new lives (as builders, doctors, educators, and mothers) and ends with a family beach picnic. Made for television, this was one of the last productions directed by pioneering woman filmmaker Kathleen O'Brien.
Cast
Tim Eliott
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What is "The Story of Seven-Hundred Polish Children" about?
This 1967 documentary tells the story of 734 Polish children who were adopted by New Zealand in 1944 as WWII refugees. Moving interviews, filmed 20 years later, document their harrowing exodus from Poland: via Siberian labour camps, malnutrition and death, to being greeted by PM Peter Fraser on arrival in NZ. From traumatic beginnings the film chronicles new lives (as builders, doctors, educators, and mothers) and ends with a family beach picnic. Made for television, this was one of the last productions directed by pioneering woman filmmaker Kathleen O'Brien.
When was "The Story of Seven-Hundred Polish Children" released?
The Story of Seven-Hundred Polish Children was released in 1967.
Who stars in "The Story of Seven-Hundred Polish Children"?
The cast includes Tim Eliott.
