I remember that episode of That's Life, back in the1988. I remember crying when everyone around him stood up to show they'd been on the kindertransport he'd arranged. It was an incredible thing he did, & he hid it for almost 50 years, not even telling his family what he'd achieved. He was such a humble man. He saved 669 children, on 8 trains. It would have been more but the last train was scheduled to leave on 1 September 1939 & Germany invaded Poland on that day. Of the 250 kids on the last, cancelled train, only 2 survived the war, the Nazis killed the rest. Winton beat himself up every day for that failure. When you look at the later careers of those he saved, some did incredible work benefitting humanity, such as Renata Laxova (paediatric geneticist, discoverer of Neu-Laxová syndrome, who was only 7-8 when she took part in the kindertransport, & fled Czechoslovakia for the 2nd time in 1968 when the USSR invaded, & again escaped to the UK), Leslie Baruch Brent(immunologist & co-discoverer of acquired immunological tolerance) & Joe Schlesinger (award-winning journalist & author). Winton was initially a conscientious objector at the start of WW2, instead volunteering for the Red Cross. A year later, he joined the RAF as an aircraft man but rose through the ranks. After the war, he worked for the International Refugee Organization & later the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Even in his family life he was an exceptional man. The youngest of his 3 children, Robert, had Down Syndrome. At the time, kids with DS were put in children's homes & basically abandoned by their families who assumed the residential home would be better for them than continuing in the family home. We now know this is not true, but at the time it was considered best practice. Winton & his wife questioned this, arguing that their son would have a better life with his siblings & parents, so they kept Robert with them. They were devastated when he caught meningitis & died when he was 6. Winton's response was to found a local branch of a UK charity for people with learning disabilities, Mencap. He received a number of awards throughout his life, especially when his work with the kindertransport became public knowledge. In chronological order: 1983 - he was made MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for setting up a group of homes for the elderly; 1998 - he was awarded the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Fourth Class, by the Czech President Václav Havel; 2003 - he was knighted (Knight Bachelor) for services to humanity in the UK for his work with the kindertransport; 2003 - he received the Pride of Britain Award for Lifetime Achievement; 2008 - the Czech government named a school in Kunžak after him & he was awarded the Cross Merit of the Minister of Defence, Grade 1. They also nominated him for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. Czech astronomers Jana Tichá & Miloš Tichý named a minor planet after him, 19384 Winton; 2009 - a statue of him was unveiled on Platform 1 of the Praha hlavní nádraží railway station, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the last Kindertransport train; 2010 - he was named a British Hero of the Holocaust by the British Government; 2010 - a statue of Winton sitting reading a book was unveiled at Maidenhead railway station (the town he lived in). There were already memorials of him at London's Liverpool Street Station, where the kindertransport children had arrived in the UK; 2013 - he received the Wallenberg Medal from the University of Michigan (named after Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who had studied architecture in Michigan, & rescued tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest during the closing months of WW2, before disappearing in 1945 after being detained by agents of the secret service of the USSR on suspicion of espionage. In 1947, Soviet authorities reported Wallenberg had died of a suspected myocardial infarction on 17 July 1947 while imprisoned in the Lubyanka prison); 2014 - the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation set up a literary competition in Winton's name. The contest is for essays by high school students about Winton's legacy; 2014 - he was awarded the Order of the White Lion (Class I) by Czech President Miloš Zeman. The Czech Defence Ministry sent a special plane to fly him to Prague. He also met some of the children he'd rescued. He was 105 years old, with the children themselves being in their 80s; 2015 - Winton was awarded the Freedom of the City of London; 2019 - his old school, Stowe, opened a new boys' day house, named Winton. Winton was not a religious man, he'd lost at his religion during WW2, saying he couldn't reconcile religious people "praying for victory on both sides of the same war". He also said "I believe in ethics, & if everybody believed in ethics we'd have no problems at all. That's the only way out; forget the religious side." Winton died peacefully in his sleep, aged 106, with his family around him, on the 76th anniversary of one of his train's departures. His motto in life was not to wait for others to do something but be the one to make the difference personally. Strong words from an honourable, decent man who certainly made a difference.
I remember that "that's life" episode and I remember thinking what a wonderful,brave and humble man,in the dictionary,under the word hero, should be this gentlemans name,that generation of men and women are unfortunately something we shall never have again,my great uncle volunteerd for the 2nd world war,as did his brother,most of the young men on his street, many lying about their age, women volunteering for duties helping the war effort.i myself43 now,served in the army for 10 years, however,I'm afraid to say that,I believe if a third world war was to occur,the polar opposite would occur, career office would be empty,men lying to get exempt rather than get accepted and it makes me sad-LEST WE FORFET!
I saw the original clip of Sir Nicholas Winton meeting the children he saved during WWII and thought, 'They should make a movie about this guy.' A week later, I was both thrilled and surprised to see the trailer. Honestly, it's such a feel-good moment.
Oppenheimer & One Life. Now, the important question is: which one of them will win the Oscars? Both of them are Nazi movies. It will be difficult for Oscar voters.
This is a testament to what one man, one life can do. I am the son of one of the children Nicky Winton saved. There are many more alive today around the world and this film is a stark reminder of how we choose to life impacts the lives of others. It's a story that (unfortunately) needs retelling again and again. Thank you Sir Winton. Thank you to those who chose to labor and make this film.
I'm glad Sir Winton's has enabled a whole orchard of families live grow with close faith in humanity. The world right now is in great need of people on the side of humanity before everything else.
Great news. I'm the son of a Kinderstransport refugee. The many ordinary people (especially in the UK) who helped in this extraordinary effort -- including Nick Winton, but there were many, many others -- are all saints.
I didn't know this was being made, but knew exactly what it was just from the thumbnail. This is SUCH a powerful story and this man deserves to be remembered forever. Thrilled to see this story is about to get more attention.
Absolutely amazing human being that was Sir Nicholas Winton, like so many others, I've seen the original clip of him sitting in the audience unaware that he was surrounded by all the children that he had saved. Anthony Hopkins is a master of his craft, and I can't wait to see him in this!
Agree 100% i was lucky enough to be his stand in on this film, he was fantastic both as a person and actor. I would to see him Oscar Nominated for this
I watched that episode of 'That's Life,' and I totally lost it when the 'saved' 'kids' just stood up. TRUE HERO!!!! By the way, I'm from the Czech Republic
It’ll be a definite tear jerker. Sir Anthony H is one of my all time favourite actors! As a survivor of a civil war I can relate to this so much. Brings back certain agonizing memories.
Saw the premier of this… and unexpectedly we had watched the entire movie with the ACTUAL children survivors, who then stood up at the end just like they do in the movie and recieved a huge standing ovation.
In times where are so many movies about serial killers and psychos, who are not worth to be remembered, I am glad someone is making movies about people who are worth being remembered
I remember seeing this incredible story on TH-cam a while back, it was the actual footage of the That's Life broadcast. I was crying at the end because what this man had done and the burden he carried because he couldn't save more of those children. I'm so happy the world has the chance to see the story on the big screen. I can't wait for its release. Anthony Hopkins is the perfect actor to play Sir Nicholas Winton.
People often ask why I sometimes bristle when all or most veterans (including myself...) are called "heroes" by those that did not serve. The reason I bristle is because to do so for all veterans (or all first responders, or all anything-elsers...) diminishes the value of the title: hero. Heroes go above and beyond any reasonable expectations to help others, often at great risk to themselves, and for no personal gain, other than the knowledge that it is the 'right' thing to do. THIS MAN is a hero.
When I saw this clip I couldn't believe it finally Nicholas will be immortalized in film so he can be remembered by not only the children he saved but humanity as well
This true story needs to be told time and time again.Future generations will forget this happened or doubt it did.Their must have been others that saw what was happening and chose to do something very quietly.He deserved be honored
Of all the people who had a movie made about their life, Sir Nicholas Winton deserves it the most. I remember seeing that BBC episode as a kid and wondering why someone who did something so incredible didn't have a movie made about them.
The moment I saw Anthony Hopkins take place in the audience, I knew what this is about. The original footage is such a testament to the absolute good we can sometimes find in people.
I remember watching "That's Life" back in 1988 and weeping. I still can't watch that clip without tears, one of the most emotive and best judged pieces of television ever transmitted. I guess he didn't want a film made during his life, a true hero....if his wife hadn't discovered his journals in the attic in 1988 we'd never have known about him because he never boasted, never said a word.
There are States in the US where it is illegal now to teach actual history. They dogwhistle and call it CRT or critical race theory. Teachers want to teach history, but some powerful people don't want it. It's a sad, sad world.
Schools teach history, it's just sad how society expects people to only learn things from school and not outside of it. I despise the response, "oh, I didn't learn that in school," as if reading, learning, and education is exclusive to school hours and activities. Time is limited, some things must be prioritized over others. Everything is a tradeoff.
Even in the moments of greatest darkness, there will always be those brave souls who hold up a candle. Sir Nicholas Winton was one of those people. Not for fame, or glory, but because it was the right thing to do. I look forward to seeing this film.
I think a lot of people saw the original tv show in which the reunion takes place on Instagram and/or TikTok and I think It's great they decided to make a movie about Nicholas Winton and the good that he did for those people. We have to tell stories like this, or "average" good deeds instead of giving media coverage to things like wars.
Up until "lockdown" I worked with one of the survivors she is 10 years older than me. and I remember her getting an invite from St James's Palace to attend a special event. regarding the Kindertransport children, at first she said she didn't want to go and I got the details of the meeting at St James's Palace for her and talked her into attending. She was allowed to take 1 guest with her, and chose her only grandaughter. I watched that meeting on the internetand iy was so heartwarming when after he had walked into a room without lights on and he stood with some of the people in charge when the lights went up and he could see all these people and the person in charge asked if all the Kindertransport children would please stand up and all of the people in the room stood up and that wonderful man was full of tears at how many had survived. My cousins wifes family apart from 3 of them all died in the Camps, along with their Father. They where given up by his German wife to the Gestapo. in exchange for his businesses and money.
It's always the story about people like this .. they take on burdens no-one else will, they do it well, and they do more than anyone else could .. yet they are still sad that they could not save 1 more .. these people are true heroes , may their goodness ring out through eternity
This might be my most anticipated premiere of the upcoming few years for me personally. Wow. I'm glad Sir Nicholas Winton will have his story told in a film with such an amazing cast. Sir Anthony Hopkins will deliver as always.
@JohnBaiger You could have looked it up instead of telling me to do the work for you. Have due diligence next time. All My Loved Ones The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton Nicky's Family Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport One of which won an Emmy and another that won an Academy Award.
@JohnBaiger So, documentaries aren't films? And, no they aren't all documentaries, so that just makes your statement incorrect. You are being awfully ignorant and dismissive. It would more than behoove you to show that due diligence now wouldn't it? You know, instead of trying to belittle me with my own comment..
YES ! THANK ! YOU ! I had seen the original TV clip years ago and asked myself "how come there isn't a movie about him ?!?"... AND IT'S FINALLY MADE. Glad Anthony Hopkins plays that GREAT man !
@@rhysioeren3203 The rules for Yad Vashem state a Gentile has to risk their life for a Jew to be declared "righteous among the nations". Although Sir Nicholas Winton did an amazing thing & saved the lives of 669 children, he was never in any personal danger, so he is ineligible for that award. I agree that it seems unfair, but Yad Vashem has its rules.
I will have to watch this at home bacause as a 60 year old male I will be a tearful, crying wreck in the cinema, respects to a great man and a true hero.
From Lion in Winter, Silence of the Lambs, The Father, & scores of other gems through today, Sir Anthony remains one of our true treasures of the performing art...the gold standard...
Sobbed through the entire movie, we don’t deserve this kind of angels amongst us. Thank you Sir Winton, humanity owes you a debt of courage, humility but mainly a debt of gratitude. Men like you shaped today’s world. May God speed you through the golden gates 🙏
He is hero... in my eyes, in my country. I am so happy that is a movie. We will never forget. It is very important to show our children the past and deeds of these heroes. Safe one life safe a world... Everyone can do it.
Cannot wait to see this film! What an incredible man who did a wonderful thing for all those children! He couldn't save them all but he did what he could and that was save 669 lives and secure 669 futures, in the process he also secured the lives and futures of hundreds of thousands of other people too, I hope all that good karma followed him into the next life and he is at peace.
There's a clip of him meeting the grown children in the audience he saved. It's so emotional and amazing. He's a hero such as Desmond Doss who kept saying, "One more" saving lives on Hacksaw Ridge.
Winton's story was featured during the "Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir" on Public Broadcasting stations across America. The story was explained by David Suchet, who played clips from the actual TV show, and then introduced Winton's son to the thousands watching live, and the TV audience. It was incredibly moving,
If I could have the qualities of any one person, then it would be Sir Nicholas Winton. The courage, the foresight, the planning skills and of course the incredible humility. What a legacy .
Stunning. I cannot overpraise this book. It broke my heart. We need more heroes like him in the world but fewer situations where he's needed. So, so beautiful. To show the impact of him and the others who saved these children, there are now 6000 of these children and their descendants.
Saw the film today, it is such an excellent movie. Antony Hopkins at his very best. and simply nailed the part. I remember watching the "That's Life" episode he originally appeared in and wondering what the back story was, seeing the recreation of that episode and now knowing the story I have to admit I felt a tear running down the side of my face more of joy then of sadness that there is good in this world and ordinary people can make a difference. . I can highly recommend this film .
Antony Hopkkins just seems to have reached a new prime, with films like The Father and no this one. He's phenomenal. And for a trailer to make tear up is just an amazing achievement, can't wait too see it.
I have watched the documentary on this...Nicky's Family...twice. It's on Prime video. Just so incredibly moving! The sacrifice of everyone involved. The parents who said goodbye to their children, the children themselves and the families taking care of them and of course Sir Nicholas and his entire operation. He was a very interesting man-very unique personality. When I think of the "right person at the right time" in history...this sure suits the occasion. The documentary shows the video of him sitting, unaware, of some of the children, now adults, that he saved....it was a profoundly moving experience...tears, of course, but something more than that...just the sheer audacity of him to do what he did and to be sitting next to the lives of all that he saved-power of love, resilience, perseverance, faith, hope...incredible. I think it should be made available to high schools throughout the US and turned into a theater production such as Anne Frank's...this story must be told-forever.
God I didnt know theyd made a movie of this man. I remember the original interview, the whole crowd were children he had saved. His legacy is truly Legion. There are generations that owe their lives to what he did.
Oskar Schindler's story ("Schindler's List", 1993) is different, but also worth re-telling and re-watching. The man basically did a 180 from being an opportunist and moneymaker to spending his whole fortune and risking his own life to save Jews from death in nazi concentration camps
It is not important to have super power to b a hero .... You need a heart to b a hero like sir ... As an Indian I was not aware of this but thanks to social media who shows the world 🌎 that auper hero's are amonge with us with simple life.... Hats off sir and lots of respect❤
What a film ... Just got back from the cinema... One of thise that makes you stop and think about everything thats important... And quite frankly shows you unimportance/ irrelevance of your life ... Eat, work sleep , repeat God bless this extraordinary man and all the people hes saved ♥️
Glad this great man is getting a film made about his incredible kindness and bravery, 669 children saved from Nazism and the camps because of him, Is Hero a big enough word to describe him???
From Alberta Canada, just seen this movie yesterday and believe this movie should be played in every school across Canada and the United States. Verey educational
I had stumbled with the video of the show twice and cried every time. Yesterday, when deciding which film we were watching at the cinema today, I saw this preview and it was a done deal. I cried all through the movie. It's such a powerful story!
I have never cried as much at anything, unbelievably emotional film. When we saw the blank pages in the scrapbook that really got me. I'm tearing up now.
It is taken too long for this to happen, but I am glad it did. Perfect casting to have Anthony Hopkins. Nicholas Winton lived to 106. A stellar human being.
I wish there would be same help for the children facing the same situation in many countries around the world at the moment. The wars have not ended, the abuse has not gone down. Every child deserves a new chance at life.
One of the children that Sir Nicholas saved was a six year old boy called Alfred Dubs. Dubs went on to become a Labour politician and is now Baron Dubs and sits in the House of Lords. Since 2016 he has been fighting to enshrine in our laws protections for unaccompanied children who come to the UK as refugees like he did as a child - a response to the European Migrant crisis. Unfortunately the Government is fighting him every step of the way and repealed the Dubs Amendment in 2017 as well as shutting down his several attempts to reinstate it in the years since. I really hope that we'll be able to see his efforts realised soon.
I saw this trailer a few hours ago at the cinema, and I’m so happy there’s a film of this story. The moment the camera lens turned at the beginning, I gasped.
Thank you for making this film. We saw it yesterday and were incredibly lucky we did. It was so moving, the whole theatre stayed quiet till the end of the credits and then we applaud.
Been waiting years for this story to be told on the big screen. Sir Anthony Hopkins would do this role justice. Anyone know the song in the trailer? It’s a masterpiece!
I think of myself as a good person overall but then I see something like this and I have to admit that Nickolas Winton is about as pure and selfless of a human being as I've ever seen and I don't think I honestly meet his level so major respect to him for that.
I been knowing this story for a long time and im glad they turned into a movie, he deserve recognition for saving so many Jewish children putting his life at risk and that of his family in order to save so many, and then not to speak about it for years thats the definition of a Good Samaritan, he didnt boast about the great thing he did, may he rest in peace now , and the cast of this movie Antony Hopkins , Jonathan Pryce and helena boham carter a cast of A Llisters to do this movie is a must watch and a top priority on my must watch list
This true story of an ordinary man who with others in the face of genocide and brutally, did everything he could to save the lives of the innocent even at the risk of to his life, most probably the most moving true story anyone will ever be told in a movie theater, if this story doesn't make you cry floods of tears, then you have no soul.
I saw this movie and I was moved to tears by it. "He who saves one life saves the world entire", like Oskar Schindler. It must have been awful for all the young children having to be evacuated to a place of safety, away from all the bombings in London. Imagine, being a young child and having to spend Christmas Day and your birthday, away from your home and your family during World War Two. So many people say that life is hard today, but imagine having to starve through The Great Depression, and then Adolf Hitler invading Poland and going straight into The Second World War in 1939. They really were bleak times to live through. This is an amazing film.
Its sad. Like many Jews, given the current alarming rise in Anti Semitism, I wonder who among us would offer to hide us if it came to that, or who would risk all like Sir Winston to help
I came across Sir Nicholas' story on TH-cam a few years ago. I go back from time to time to watch the clip containing the two episodes where he met the children he saved to remind myself there is good in the world. The moment I saw the photo of Anthony Hopkins with the audience behind him I new he was portraying Sir Nicholas. So pleased more people will learn about this incredible man.
I cannot think of a more perfect actor than Sir Anthony to play Sir Nicholas Winton. This film will be an absolute privilege to watch.
I'd prefer to see sir nic Cage in the role
The younger actor also looks and sounds like Anthony Hopkins
@@Vamatt99218 Yes Johnny Flynn looks like he will be superb in this as well! Cannot wait!
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I remember that episode of That's Life, back in the1988. I remember crying when everyone around him stood up to show they'd been on the kindertransport he'd arranged.
It was an incredible thing he did, & he hid it for almost 50 years, not even telling his family what he'd achieved. He was such a humble man. He saved 669 children, on 8 trains. It would have been more but the last train was scheduled to leave on 1 September 1939 & Germany invaded Poland on that day. Of the 250 kids on the last, cancelled train, only 2 survived the war, the Nazis killed the rest. Winton beat himself up every day for that failure.
When you look at the later careers of those he saved, some did incredible work benefitting humanity, such as Renata Laxova (paediatric geneticist, discoverer of Neu-Laxová syndrome, who was only 7-8 when she took part in the kindertransport, & fled Czechoslovakia for the 2nd time in 1968 when the USSR invaded, & again escaped to the UK), Leslie Baruch Brent(immunologist & co-discoverer of acquired immunological tolerance) & Joe Schlesinger (award-winning journalist & author).
Winton was initially a conscientious objector at the start of WW2, instead volunteering for the Red Cross. A year later, he joined the RAF as an aircraft man but rose through the ranks. After the war, he worked for the International Refugee Organization & later the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Even in his family life he was an exceptional man. The youngest of his 3 children, Robert, had Down Syndrome. At the time, kids with DS were put in children's homes & basically abandoned by their families who assumed the residential home would be better for them than continuing in the family home. We now know this is not true, but at the time it was considered best practice. Winton & his wife questioned this, arguing that their son would have a better life with his siblings & parents, so they kept Robert with them. They were devastated when he caught meningitis & died when he was 6. Winton's response was to found a local branch of a UK charity for people with learning disabilities, Mencap.
He received a number of awards throughout his life, especially when his work with the kindertransport became public knowledge. In chronological order:
1983 - he was made MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for setting up a group of homes for the elderly;
1998 - he was awarded the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Fourth Class, by the Czech President Václav Havel;
2003 - he was knighted (Knight Bachelor) for services to humanity in the UK for his work with the kindertransport;
2003 - he received the Pride of Britain Award for Lifetime Achievement;
2008 - the Czech government named a school in Kunžak after him & he was awarded the Cross Merit of the Minister of Defence, Grade 1. They also nominated him for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. Czech astronomers Jana Tichá & Miloš Tichý named a minor planet after him, 19384 Winton;
2009 - a statue of him was unveiled on Platform 1 of the Praha hlavní nádraží railway station, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the last Kindertransport train;
2010 - he was named a British Hero of the Holocaust by the British Government;
2010 - a statue of Winton sitting reading a book was unveiled at Maidenhead railway station (the town he lived in). There were already memorials of him at London's Liverpool Street Station, where the kindertransport children had arrived in the UK;
2013 - he received the Wallenberg Medal from the University of Michigan (named after Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who had studied architecture in Michigan, & rescued tens of thousands of Jews in Budapest during the closing months of WW2, before disappearing in 1945 after being detained by agents of the secret service of the USSR on suspicion of espionage. In 1947, Soviet authorities reported Wallenberg had died of a suspected myocardial infarction on 17 July 1947 while imprisoned in the Lubyanka prison);
2014 - the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation set up a literary competition in Winton's name. The contest is for essays by high school students about Winton's legacy;
2014 - he was awarded the Order of the White Lion (Class I) by Czech President Miloš Zeman. The Czech Defence Ministry sent a special plane to fly him to Prague. He also met some of the children he'd rescued. He was 105 years old, with the children themselves being in their 80s;
2015 - Winton was awarded the Freedom of the City of London;
2019 - his old school, Stowe, opened a new boys' day house, named Winton.
Winton was not a religious man, he'd lost at his religion during WW2, saying he couldn't reconcile religious people "praying for victory on both sides of the same war". He also said "I believe in ethics, & if everybody believed in ethics we'd have no problems at all. That's the only way out; forget the religious side."
Winton died peacefully in his sleep, aged 106, with his family around him, on the 76th anniversary of one of his train's departures. His motto in life was not to wait for others to do something but be the one to make the difference personally. Strong words from an honourable, decent man who certainly made a difference.
Thank you for this
I remember that "that's life" episode and I remember thinking what a wonderful,brave and humble man,in the dictionary,under the word hero, should be this gentlemans name,that generation of men and women are unfortunately something we shall never have again,my great uncle volunteerd for the 2nd world war,as did his brother,most of the young men on his street, many lying about their age, women volunteering for duties helping the war effort.i myself43 now,served in the army for 10 years, however,I'm afraid to say that,I believe if a third world war was to occur,the polar opposite would occur, career office would be empty,men lying to get exempt rather than get accepted and it makes me sad-LEST WE FORFET!
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Great write up, thank you x
I saw the original clip of Sir Nicholas Winton meeting the children he saved during WWII and thought, 'They should make a movie about this guy.' A week later, I was both thrilled and surprised to see the trailer. Honestly, it's such a feel-good moment.
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feel good moment? It is a hugely important story, especilly given recent changes in political discourse.
Same. I saw a clip. Read wikipedia and thought "that would be a great film." And boom! Now it's here!
Same, and now i can't stop think about this. This history is so heart touching ❤️
Oppenheimer & One Life. Now, the important question is: which one of them will win the Oscars? Both of them are Nazi movies. It will be difficult for Oscar voters.
This is a testament to what one man, one life can do. I am the son of one of the children Nicky Winton saved. There are many more alive today around the world and this film is a stark reminder of how we choose to life impacts the lives of others. It's a story that (unfortunately) needs retelling again and again. Thank you Sir Winton. Thank you to those who chose to labor and make this film.
Thank you for sharing!
And so humble, throughout it all.
thanks for posting.
Amazing film!!
I'm glad Sir Winton's has enabled a whole orchard of families live grow with close faith in humanity. The world right now is in great need of people on the side of humanity before everything else.
Absolutely delighted that Sir Winton's story finally can be heard by the millions. He was a hallmark of humanity.
Sir Nicholas.
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Yes. Just in time for Christmas 😂
@@ChrisPage68Yes. And he was knighted "for services to humanity". Can you imagine a higher praise? I cannot imagine that being bettered.
The exact opposite of Trump who embodies the principles Sir Nicholas fought.
Great news. I'm the son of a Kinderstransport refugee. The many ordinary people (especially in the UK) who helped in this extraordinary effort -- including Nick Winton, but there were many, many others -- are all saints.
who else saw the actual recording on social media & thought “this would make a great movie” 😅
Yep !! I did
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I saw that few days ago
I remember watching the show with my Mum. We then talked about the war, as she was an orphan in London.
the moment I saw the actual recording, I searched for 'movie about Nicholas Winton' because I thought it might already have been made :))
I didn't know this was being made, but knew exactly what it was just from the thumbnail. This is SUCH a powerful story and this man deserves to be remembered forever. Thrilled to see this story is about to get more attention.
His memory is, and will always be such a blessing.
A close family friend was saved by Sir Nick, I would not know myself or my life without them.
Absolutely amazing human being that was Sir Nicholas Winton, like so many others, I've seen the original clip of him sitting in the audience unaware that he was surrounded by all the children that he had saved. Anthony Hopkins is a master of his craft, and I can't wait to see him in this!
Anthony Hopkins continues to be extraordinary. I really hope he gets an Oscar nomination for this one!
Agree 100% i was lucky enough to be his stand in on this film, he was fantastic both as a person and actor. I would to see him Oscar Nominated for this
I watched that episode of 'That's Life,' and I totally lost it when the 'saved' 'kids' just stood up. TRUE HERO!!!! By the way, I'm from the Czech Republic
I remember this story. Glad it's been given the silver screen treatment. What an accolade. That last scene is going to give chills
He's had multiple films made about him though.
@@ShouldHaveBeen I understand. This just feels more official
@@ndo533 It feels more "official", though I think you meant legitimate, than films that have already won an emmy and an academy award?
I got misty eyed at that point in the trailer.
@@ShouldHaveBeen Those were documentaries
I remember watching it live on That's Life. Probably one the most powerful TV moments ever. We were all in tears.
beautiful x
Same, I cried my eyes out... so powerful and he had no idea...
It’ll be a definite tear jerker. Sir Anthony H is one of my all time favourite actors! As a survivor of a civil war I can relate to this so much. Brings back certain agonizing memories.
I will be bringing a whole box of tissues to the theater to watch this one!
@@melissa8500 I just watched it last night and I have never cried as much.
Saw the premier of this… and unexpectedly we had watched the entire movie with the ACTUAL children survivors, who then stood up at the end just like they do in the movie and recieved a huge standing ovation.
Wow, what an incredible privilege!😲
That's a once in a lifetime thing probably. Life always trys to find a way...
Blessings
In times where are so many movies about serial killers and psychos, who are not worth to be remembered, I am glad someone is making movies about people who are worth being remembered
RIP Sir Nicholas Winton (May 19, 1909 - July 1, 2015), aged 106
You will be remembered as a hero.
If anyone questions if they can truly make a difference, Sir Nicholas Winton is your proof.
What would Donald do? "Can they pay?"
Anthony Hopkins is a timeless value , i am sure the film is a masterpiece!!
Let's be honest, anything with Sir Anthony Hopkins in it, is worth the watch, whether the story hits you or not! This will be a must watch!
Agree 100% he is excellent in this,
I remember seeing this incredible story on TH-cam a while back, it was the actual footage of the That's Life broadcast. I was crying at the end because what this man had done and the burden he carried because he couldn't save more of those children. I'm so happy the world has the chance to see the story on the big screen. I can't wait for its release. Anthony Hopkins is the perfect actor to play Sir Nicholas Winton.
I had tears in my eyes and goosebumps by the end of the video when the woman says "who here owes their life to Nicholas Winton?"
People often ask why I sometimes bristle when all or most veterans (including myself...) are called "heroes" by those that did not serve. The reason I bristle is because to do so for all veterans (or all first responders, or all anything-elsers...) diminishes the value of the title: hero. Heroes go above and beyond any reasonable expectations to help others, often at great risk to themselves, and for no personal gain, other than the knowledge that it is the 'right' thing to do.
THIS MAN is a hero.
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Yes, US veterans are not heroes at all
I’m SO freaking happy that a movie is being made of this man. He’s amazing!
When I saw this clip I couldn't believe it finally Nicholas will be immortalized in film so he can be remembered by not only the children he saved but humanity as well
This true story needs to be told time and time again.Future generations will forget this happened or doubt it did.Their must have been others that saw what was happening and chose to do something very quietly.He deserved be honored
Of all the people who had a movie made about their life, Sir Nicholas Winton deserves it the most. I remember seeing that BBC episode as a kid and wondering why someone who did something so incredible didn't have a movie made about them.
The moment I saw Anthony Hopkins take place in the audience, I knew what this is about. The original footage is such a testament to the absolute good we can sometimes find in people.
I remember watching "That's Life" back in 1988 and weeping. I still can't watch that clip without tears, one of the most emotive and best judged pieces of television ever transmitted. I guess he didn't want a film made during his life, a true hero....if his wife hadn't discovered his journals in the attic in 1988 we'd never have known about him because he never boasted, never said a word.
This is the kind of movie that needs to be made. If schools won’t teach history, perhaps cinema will.
There are States in the US where it is illegal now to teach actual history. They dogwhistle and call it CRT or critical race theory. Teachers want to teach history, but some powerful people don't want it. It's a sad, sad world.
Schools teach history, it's just sad how society expects people to only learn things from school and not outside of it. I despise the response, "oh, I didn't learn that in school," as if reading, learning, and education is exclusive to school hours and activities.
Time is limited, some things must be prioritized over others. Everything is a tradeoff.
@@CanadianEhHole very well said
This movie is going to give me all the feels….have the whole theater bawling like a baby. I’m glad this story is finally being made though.
Yep! Had me tearing up in the trailer 😂
An exceptional actor beyond any imagination. He is completely unique among actors. I'm so sad to see him so old, I wish he could live forever.
I have seen the original video, where all the children around him stand up. So beautiful that they made a movie about him ❤
Even in the moments of greatest darkness, there will always be those brave souls who hold up a candle. Sir Nicholas Winton was one of those people. Not for fame, or glory, but because it was the right thing to do. I look forward to seeing this film.
I think a lot of people saw the original tv show in which the reunion takes place on Instagram and/or TikTok and I think It's great they decided to make a movie about Nicholas Winton and the good that he did for those people.
We have to tell stories like this, or "average" good deeds instead of giving media coverage to things like wars.
Up until "lockdown" I worked with one of the survivors she is 10 years older than me. and I remember her getting an invite from St James's Palace to attend a special event. regarding the Kindertransport children, at first she said she didn't want to go and I got the details of the meeting at St James's Palace for her and talked her into attending. She was allowed to take 1 guest with her, and chose her only grandaughter. I watched that meeting on the internetand iy was so heartwarming when after he had walked into a room without lights on and he stood with some of the people in charge when the lights went up and he could see all these people and the person in charge asked if all the Kindertransport children would please stand up and all of the people in the room stood up and that wonderful man was full of tears at how many had survived. My cousins wifes family apart from 3 of them all died in the Camps, along with their Father. They where given up by his German wife to the Gestapo. in exchange for his businesses and money.
It's always the story about people like this .. they take on burdens no-one else will, they do it well, and they do more than anyone else could .. yet they are still sad that they could not save 1 more ..
these people are true heroes , may their goodness ring out through eternity
If Sir Anthony Hopkins is in it, I’ll watch it. Anything he is in, I watch it. One of the greatest sectors of our time.
Sector 9 is particularly impressive.
Agree 100% Please read my comment above,
Ja vais surement aller le voir au dunois à Châteaudun
This might be my most anticipated premiere of the upcoming few years for me personally. Wow. I'm glad Sir Nicholas Winton will have his story told in a film with such an amazing cast. Sir Anthony Hopkins will deliver as always.
It's so wonderful this is being made into a film, more people should know about this man ❤
I’m interested because I have not ever heard of him.
It's been made into multiple films already.
@JohnBaiger You could have looked it up instead of telling me to do the work for you. Have due diligence next time.
All My Loved Ones
The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton
Nicky's Family
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
One of which won an Emmy and another that won an Academy Award.
@JohnBaiger So, documentaries aren't films? And, no they aren't all documentaries, so that just makes your statement incorrect. You are being awfully ignorant and dismissive. It would more than behoove you to show that due diligence now wouldn't it? You know, instead of trying to belittle me with my own comment..
@JohnBaiger From seeing your other comments it's weird that you go so far out of your way to demean others and still not be very good at it.
YES ! THANK ! YOU ! I had seen the original TV clip years ago and asked myself "how come there isn't a movie about him ?!?"... AND IT'S FINALLY MADE. Glad Anthony Hopkins plays that GREAT man !
One of the true superheroes of the 20th century. Thank you, Sir Winton, we will never forget.
He was not declared "righteous among the nations" for some reason I still don't understand. In any case, his work was very well done.
@@rhysioeren3203 The rules for Yad Vashem state a Gentile has to risk their life for a Jew to be declared "righteous among the nations". Although Sir Nicholas Winton did an amazing thing & saved the lives of 669 children, he was never in any personal danger, so he is ineligible for that award. I agree that it seems unfair, but Yad Vashem has its rules.
@@angelaburrow8114 He was Jewish, not gentile.
Not all true heroes wear capes. What a humanitarian and what a gift!
I will have to watch this at home bacause as a 60 year old male I will be a tearful, crying wreck in the cinema, respects to a great man and a true hero.
Every time I see the original clip I cry my eyes out, I can imagine I’ll be crying every moment of this film…
From Lion in Winter, Silence of the Lambs, The Father, & scores of other gems through today, Sir Anthony remains one of our true treasures of the performing art...the gold standard...
I knew that, they would make a movie on him. A true Hero. A true legend.
They have already made multiple films about him.
Sobbed through the entire movie, we don’t deserve this kind of angels amongst us.
Thank you Sir Winton, humanity owes you a debt of courage, humility but mainly a debt of gratitude.
Men like you shaped today’s world.
May God speed you through the golden gates 🙏
The final scene brought tears to my eyes and made me so happy! Can’t wait to watch this one!
He is hero... in my eyes, in my country. I am so happy that is a movie. We will never forget. It is very important to show our children the past and deeds of these heroes. Safe one life safe a world... Everyone can do it.
Cannot wait to see this film! What an incredible man who did a wonderful thing for all those children! He couldn't save them all but he did what he could and that was save 669 lives and secure 669 futures, in the process he also secured the lives and futures of hundreds of thousands of other people too, I hope all that good karma followed him into the next life and he is at peace.
Wunderschöner Trailer, danke an Menschen wie Sir Nicholas Winton. Er war eins dieser Lichter in der Dunkelheit.
Wow... 1 minute and 59 seconds and I am already crying.💖
Saw it at TIFF and it was one of the most moving experiences I've ever had in a theater.
Sir Anthony Hopkins was perfect for this role. Sir Nicholas Winton was a gift to humanity. Emotionally powerful.
Excited to see Johnny Flynn in another historical film, I recognized his voice immediately! This movie is going to be heart wrenching for sure
I cant express how happy I am that this story has been made a film and Hopkins is the man!
There's a clip of him meeting the grown children in the audience he saved. It's so emotional and amazing. He's a hero such as Desmond Doss who kept saying, "One more" saving lives on Hacksaw Ridge.
Winton's story was featured during the "Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir" on Public Broadcasting stations across America. The story was explained by David Suchet, who played clips from the actual TV show, and then introduced Winton's son to the thousands watching live, and the TV audience. It was incredibly moving,
If I could have the qualities of any one person, then it would be Sir Nicholas Winton.
The courage, the foresight, the planning skills and of course the incredible humility.
What a legacy .
What an amazing role for Johnny Flynn! I hope he puts out an original song for this film.
Stunning. I cannot overpraise this book. It broke my heart. We need more heroes like him in the world but fewer situations where he's needed. So, so beautiful.
To show the impact of him and the others who saved these children, there are now 6000 of these children and their descendants.
Saw the film today, it is such an excellent movie. Antony Hopkins at his very best. and simply nailed the part. I remember watching the "That's Life" episode he originally appeared in and wondering what the back story was, seeing the recreation of that episode and now knowing the story I have to admit I felt a tear running down the side of my face more of joy then of sadness that there is good in this world and ordinary people can make a difference. . I can highly recommend this film .
Antony Hopkkins just seems to have reached a new prime, with films like The Father and no this one. He's phenomenal. And for a trailer to make tear up is just an amazing achievement, can't wait too see it.
I have watched the documentary on this...Nicky's Family...twice. It's on Prime video. Just so incredibly moving! The sacrifice of everyone involved. The parents who said goodbye to their children, the children themselves and the families taking care of them and of course Sir Nicholas and his entire operation. He was a very interesting man-very unique personality. When I think of the "right person at the right time" in history...this sure suits the occasion. The documentary shows the video of him sitting, unaware, of some of the children, now adults, that he saved....it was a profoundly moving experience...tears, of course, but something more than that...just the sheer audacity of him to do what he did and to be sitting next to the lives of all that he saved-power of love, resilience, perseverance, faith, hope...incredible. I think it should be made available to high schools throughout the US and turned into a theater production such as Anne Frank's...this story must be told-forever.
God I didnt know theyd made a movie of this man. I remember the original interview, the whole crowd were children he had saved. His legacy is truly Legion. There are generations that owe their lives to what he did.
Take a look at a polish lady called Irena Sendler. Her story is as inspiring if not more. Both these people deserve so much credit.
Oskar Schindler's story ("Schindler's List", 1993) is different, but also worth re-telling and re-watching. The man basically did a 180 from being an opportunist and moneymaker to spending his whole fortune and risking his own life to save Jews from death in nazi concentration camps
There is a film about her starring Anna Pacquin
It is not important to have super power to b a hero ....
You need a heart to b a hero like sir ...
As an Indian I was not aware of this but thanks to social media who shows the world 🌎 that auper hero's are amonge with us with simple life....
Hats off sir and lots of respect❤
This is an AMAZING story I am so glad Mr. Hopkins took it on, I cant wait to see the film!
What a film ... Just got back from the cinema...
One of thise that makes you stop and think about everything thats important... And quite frankly shows you unimportance/ irrelevance of your life ... Eat, work sleep , repeat
God bless this extraordinary man and all the people hes saved ♥️
Glad this great man is getting a film made about his incredible kindness and bravery,
669 children saved from Nazism and the camps because of him,
Is Hero a big enough word to describe him???
From Alberta Canada, just seen this movie yesterday and believe this movie should be played in every school across Canada and the United States. Verey educational
We need more movies about real life heroes not just the super ones. Thank you to this man and his family
I had stumbled with the video of the show twice and cried every time. Yesterday, when deciding which film we were watching at the cinema today, I saw this preview and it was a done deal. I cried all through the movie. It's such a powerful story!
I have never cried as much at anything, unbelievably emotional film. When we saw the blank pages in the scrapbook that really got me. I'm tearing up now.
An amazing true story and it's always great to see Anthony Hopkins.
It is taken too long for this to happen, but I am glad it did. Perfect casting to have Anthony Hopkins. Nicholas Winton lived to 106. A stellar human being.
Mr Winton's family asked for him.
This movie is long overdue of man who one might consider as one of the greatest human that has ever lived.
What a moment!! Hats off of to Sir Nicholas. I am so excited to watch this.
I wish there would be same help for the children facing the same situation in many countries around the world at the moment. The wars have not ended, the abuse has not gone down. Every child deserves a new chance at life.
One of the children that Sir Nicholas saved was a six year old boy called Alfred Dubs. Dubs went on to become a Labour politician and is now Baron Dubs and sits in the House of Lords. Since 2016 he has been fighting to enshrine in our laws protections for unaccompanied children who come to the UK as refugees like he did as a child - a response to the European Migrant crisis. Unfortunately the Government is fighting him every step of the way and repealed the Dubs Amendment in 2017 as well as shutting down his several attempts to reinstate it in the years since. I really hope that we'll be able to see his efforts realised soon.
Why don’t you start doing what you can to help? Not being sarcastic or snide fyi but a genuine question
I saw this trailer a few hours ago at the cinema, and I’m so happy there’s a film of this story. The moment the camera lens turned at the beginning, I gasped.
I'm incredibly excited to see this film. This trailer alone brought me to tears
Thank you for making this film. We saw it yesterday and were incredibly lucky we did. It was so moving, the whole theatre stayed quiet till the end of the credits and then we applaud.
Been waiting years for this story to be told on the big screen. Sir Anthony Hopkins would do this role justice.
Anyone know the song in the trailer? It’s a masterpiece!
I think of myself as a good person overall but then I see something like this and I have to admit that Nickolas Winton is about as pure and selfless of a human being as I've ever seen and I don't think I honestly meet his level so major respect to him for that.
I’m a simple man, I see Sir Anthony Hopkins in an upcoming film, I watch said film.
OMG, perfect Actor for this Man... Long long Overdue... Even when this story shows up on TikTok I get tear eyed.. cant wait to watch it
Sir Anthony Hopkins coming for another Oscar!
I been knowing this story for a long time and im glad they turned into a movie, he deserve recognition for saving so many Jewish children putting his life at risk and that of his family in order to save so many, and then not to speak about it for years thats the definition of a Good Samaritan, he didnt boast about the great thing he did, may he rest in peace now , and the cast of this movie Antony Hopkins , Jonathan Pryce and helena boham carter a cast of A Llisters to do this movie is a must watch and a top priority on my must watch list
This true story of an ordinary man who with others in the face of genocide and brutally, did everything he could to save the lives of the innocent even at the risk of to his life, most probably the most moving true story anyone will ever be told in a movie theater, if this story doesn't make you cry floods of tears, then you have no soul.
That shot of camera turning on Hopkins, that's master class, without even knowing who Mr Nicholas is i felt goosebumps.
Sempre me emociono ao ver algo sobre a história de Nicholas Winton. Filme imperdível, ainda mais com o gigante Anthony Hopkins.
The kind of stories that need to be told and people that need to be celebrated!
Best living actor. Period.
I think I heard this story once and saw a clip on TH-cam with him and all the kids he saved. It was so touching. I can't wait to see this movie.
I knew instantly that this was the story about Sir Nicholas Winton. He is the definition of a true SUPER HERO! Irena Sendler is his equal.
I saw this movie and I was moved to tears by it. "He who saves one life saves the world entire", like Oskar Schindler. It must have been awful for all the young children having to be evacuated to a place of safety, away from all the bombings in London. Imagine, being a young child and having to spend Christmas Day and your birthday, away from your home and your family during World War Two. So many people say that life is hard today, but imagine having to starve through The Great Depression, and then Adolf Hitler invading Poland and going straight into The Second World War in 1939. They really were bleak times to live through. This is an amazing film.
What does it say about the times we live in that they felt it was better to leave out the crucial word "Jewish" from this marketing material?
It says it all, doesn't it?
Its sad. Like many Jews, given the current alarming rise in Anti Semitism, I wonder who among us would offer to hide us if it came to that, or who would risk all like Sir Winston to help
I know it's a true story, hopefully no matter what happens in life, we still have this kindness in our hearts❤
Am I the only one who cried after watching this trailer?
I came across Sir Nicholas' story on TH-cam a few years ago. I go back from time to time to watch the clip containing the two episodes where he met the children he saved to remind myself there is good in the world. The moment I saw the photo of Anthony Hopkins with the audience behind him I new he was portraying Sir Nicholas. So pleased more people will learn about this incredible man.