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- BFI identifier467720
- Date1996-08-01 (Television)
- Production countryCanada, France
- Production company
- SynopsisA look at the story of the St. Louis, the last ship to leave Germany carrying Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler. Sailing for Cuba, it left in May 1939 but was refused permission to dock at Havana. It sailed on to Florida, where Roosevelt was unwilling to givethe refugees asylum, and eventually they returned to Europe, to face a dangerous future. Combines personal testimony and archive footage. (Synopsis)
- Subject
- CreditsDirector: Maziar Bahari
Production Company: Galafilm Productions
Production Company: Les Films d'Ici
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Title
The Voyage of the St. Louis (Original)
Category
Non FictionThis work is available to view in the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank.
- Secret History
Series Work - 779868
United Kingdom - TV - Non Fiction
- +The Voyage of the St. Louis
Work - 467720 - 1996-08-01 (Television)
Canada - Film - Non Fiction
- +The Voyage of the St. Louis
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