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The Dunera Boys

The Dunera Boys

Ben Lewin

1985

  • Drama
  • War
  • History
7.3

At the start of WWII the British Government decided to arrest all Germans in the UK no matter how long they had been there. Among those arrested were many Jewish refugees and many who were fully assimilated. This film records the story of a group who were sent to a POW camp in Australia aboard the Dunera.

Cast & crew

  • Ben LewinDirector
  • Joseph SpanoAlexander Engelhardt
  • Bob HoskinsMorrie Mendellsohn
  • Simon ChilversCol. Berry
  • Warren MitchellMr Baum
  • Joseph FürstThe Baron
  • Moshe KedemRabbi Aronfeld
  • Steven VidlerTropp
  • Mary-Anne FaheyNaomi Mendellsohn

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