A London stockbroker in 1938, he rescued 669 youngsters from Czechoslovakia but then said nothing about his deeds for 50 years.

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  • Holocaust hero Nicholas Winton on That's Life
    Sir Nicholas Winton was a hero of the Holocaust, who in 1939 oversaw the Czech Kindertransport, which brought children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. He worked tirelessly ...
    03/20/2024 - 3:47 pm | View Link
  • Nicholas Winton's Son Says Anthony Hopkins Is 'Just Uncanny' as His Father in One Life (Exclusive)
    Hopkins, 86, stars as Winton — a British man who assisted in efforts to rescue hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied ... He's been dead for years." Bleecker Street Eva Paddock, a woman who ...
    03/15/2024 - 4:19 am | View Link
  • Nicholas Winton's Son Says Anthony Hopkins Is 'Just Uncanny' as His Father in “One Life ”(Exclusive)
    Hopkins, 86, stars as Winton — an British man who assisted in efforts to rescue hundreds of children from Nazi-occupied areas in ... how did [director James Hawes] get my father? He's been dead for ...
    03/15/2024 - 4:19 am | View Link
  • ‘One Life’ Review: Anthony Hopkins In The Moving And Inspiring Story Of One Man Who Saved 669 Children In 1938 And Kept It Secret For 50 Years
    By now the inspiring story of Sir Nicholas Winton and the 669 children he saved from near certain death at the hand of the Nazis on the eve of World War II in Europe has been well told in books, ...
    03/14/2024 - 4:32 am | View Link
  • Anthony Hopkins on “One Life”'s inspiring story, his regrets, and finding a new audience on TikTok
    The two-time Oscar-winner plays Nicholas Winton, who helped saved hundreds of children from Nazi forces before the start of WWII.Think of Anthony Hopkins' greatest performances — there are many, of ...
    03/12/2024 - 5:00 am | View Link
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