The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
The Zookeeper's Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion.
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Antonina Zabinska -
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Lutz Heck -
Ryszard Zabinski (Younger) -
Magda Gross -
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Jerzyk -
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Regina Kenigswein -
Samuel Kenigswein
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Miecio Kenigswein -
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Mr. Kinszerbaum
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Director:
Niki CaroWriters:
Angela Workman (screenplay), Diane Ackerman (based on the book by)All Cast & Crew
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2 wins & 3 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Diane Ackerman's non-fiction book was greatly inspired by the unpublished diary of Antonina Zabinska and Jan Zabinski, the director of the Warsaw Zoo in Poland.
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Antonina Zabinski:
People always want to run when they don't know what's coming. It's their first instinct, always to run.
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When the.children are singing the 4 questions, they are using the modern Safardic pronunciation and tune rather than the Ashkenazi, used in eastern Europe.
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Genres
Biography | Drama | History | WarDetails
Release Date:
7 April 2017Language
English, German, Hebrew
Country of Origin
Czech Republic, UK, USABox Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,288,835 (USA) (31 March 2017)
Gross:
$17,445,186 (USA) (27 June 2017)
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