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The zookeeper's wife

Summary: The real-life story of one working wife and mother who became a hero to hundreds during World War II. In 1939 Poland, Antonina Zabinska and her husband, Dr. Jan Zabinski, have the Warsaw Zoo flourishing under his stewardship and her care. When the Germans invade their country, they are forced to report to the Reich's newly appointed chief zoologist, Lutz Heck. To fight back on their own terms, Antonina and Jan covertly begin working with the Resistance.

Record details

  • ISBN: 191329026717
  • Physical Description: videorecording
    videorecording
    videodisc
    1 videodisc (126 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
  • Publisher: [Canada] : Elevation Pictures, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Diane Ackerman.
Features: deleted scenes, The making of The zookeeper's wife, The Zabinski family.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematographer, Andrij Parekh ; production designer, Suzie Davies ; editor, David Coulson ; music, Harry Gregson-Williams.
Participant or Performer Note: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Timothy Radford, Efrat Dor.
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:
DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
In English or French.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Ackerman, Diane 1948- Film adaptations
Żabińska, Antonina Fiction
Żabiński, Jan 1897-1974 Fiction
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Poland Warsaw Fiction
Jews Poland Warsaw Fiction
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust Poland Warsaw Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 Jews Rescue Poland Warsaw Fiction
Zoo keepers Poland Warsaw Fiction
Warsaw (Poland) Fiction
Genre: Biographical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch DVD Zooke 31681002953008 DVD Available -

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