| The Windermere Children | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Genre | Biographical film |
| Written by | Simon Block |
| Directed by | Michael Samuels |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Alex Baranowski |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Germany |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alison Sterling[1] |
| Cinematography | Wojciech Szepel |
| Editor | Victoria Boydell |
| Running time | 88 mins. |
| Production companies | Wall to Wall Media Warner Bros. ITVP Germany |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 26 January 2020 |
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The Windermere Children is a 2020 British biographical drama television film written by Simon Block and directed by Michael Samuels. Based on the experience of child survivors of the Holocaust, it follows the children and staff of a camp set up on the Calgarth Estate in Troutbeck Bridge, near Lake Windermere, England, where the survivors were helped to rehabilitate, rebuild their lives, and integrate into the British society. The film was produced by Simon Block as 'executive producer' with Nancy Bornat as factual producer and Ben Evans as development producer. The film first aired on BBC Two in January 2020.[2]
- ^ "The Windermere Children". BBC. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Tim (5 January 2020). "From Nazi camps to the Lake District: the story of the Windermere children". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2022.