50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
Two Ordinary Americans. Fifty Innocent Lives. One Unforgettable Journey.
In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna and brought them to the United States.
- Genre: Documentary, War
- Studio: HBO Documentary Films, PerlePress Productions
- Keyword: philadelphia, pennsylvania, holocaust (shoah), jewish life, austria, based on true story, vienna, austria, third reich (iii reich 1933-45), 1930s, nazi germany, save children
- Cast: Alan Alda, Mamie Gummer