Product Details

• Actors: D.B. Sweeney, Kelly Wolf, Tovah Feldshuh, Daniel Benzali, Ole Lemmeke
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Academy Home
• VHS Release Date: March 24, 1993
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302662559
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,166 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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134 of 135 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Scandinavian Miracle at Midnight, February 15, 2007

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Artist & Author (Near Mt. Baker, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Day in October (DVD)

One of the most remarkable feats of World War II happened in Denmark. After about three years of believing they could live in peace with the Germans, the Jews were finally scheduled to be shipped to the death camps. Fortunately, a trusted Dane working in the German's Command learned of the plan a day or two before it was to happen, so he secretly warned the Jews. Within a matter of hours, the Danish Resistance help get some 7,200 Jews on boats and taken to Sweden. Being neutral, Sweden willingly took in these Jewish refugees. Fewer than four hundred did not escape, but were shipped out of Denmark to the camps. This is the compelling, true story of one family in that 'miracle at midnight.' The Disney movie of that name is a similar story, which chronicles another family experience during that same incident.

There is so much to discuss in this movie that parents will just want to watch it with their kids to decide what would be important to their family. There is very little bad language, or anything objectionable to traditional values families in this movie. It is one you will not soon forget. Oh, one more thing: When the Jews were finally able to return to Denmark after the war, they found their businesses had been kept going, their homes maintained, and even their gardens attended by the Danes!

56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, August 1, 2004

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Steven Baird (Wasilla, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Day in October [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an excellent movie, and I also think it was one of the best World War 2 movies I have ever seen. Seeing people being courageous in the face of fear in real life is one of the most powerful things I think any movie could be about. The relationships formed were very touching as well. I will recommend this to any and all I see, and as proof of how good I think it is, I have never desired to write a review of any movie before this one.

42 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a day in october, March 10, 2003

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This review is from: Day in October [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is one of the best world war II movies I have ever seen. It deals with the ongoing life of the jewish people while under the tumb of persecution. A Day In October focuses on the daily life of the jewish family from the moment they wake up till dawn. Five stars for this movie I would say.