Product Details

• Actors: Kellie Martin, Marc Warren, Tom Radcliffe, Marion Ross, Jan Nemejovsky
• Directors: Richard A. Colla
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Bridgestone
• VHS Release Date: February 26, 2002
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005JHAA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,011 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Hidden Treasure- please make available!!, December 30, 2003

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Shelly T, "czarinaanya" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden In Silence - Based on a True Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Well, maybe no one will read this review, seeming as the movie is not even available at amazon, but I hope someone reads it and is inspired to watch the movie. It is truly a treat.

What would you do if you were only 16 or 17 and had no parents around to take care of you during the bloody days of WWII? What if the Gestapo came to your door demanding that you leave your home in one hour and find somewhere else to live? It would be a difficult demand.
Especially if you had 13 Jews hidden in your attic.

Hidden in Silence is the true story of Stephania Pordgorska, a Catholic Polish teenager who had to decide wether to sit back and let Hitler's soldiers "liquidate" the Jews in her city or wether to do something about it.
She did something about it. And saved 13 lives which included men, women, and children. As a historian, I may be tempted to look at that and say, what is 13 against 6 million who died? But that would be missing the point. The point is, Stephania (called Fusia in the movie) did what she could. She did as much as was in her power. And yes, 13 may not seem like a large number,but to the 13 people she saved, it was everything. I love this story because it is true. Because, although Hollywood always plays with the facts a little, they really did do a comparitively excellent job with accuracy in this movie (I have reasearched the story). They didn't "Spice up" the story. It didn't need it. I love it because Stephania didn't make excuses for not doing anything. She could have thought "What can I do? I'm just a kid." But she didn't.
And that is why you must see this amazing story.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Drama and it's True, too!!!, January 14, 2005

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Gregory Nyman (Winchendon, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hidden In Silence - Based on a True Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Kellie Martin shines in this fine adaptation of the story of the young Catholic Polish teenager who put her life on the line to save the Jews in her country. Faced with incredible odds, she trusted God to deliver them, and He answered her prayers.

The ensemble cast is magnificent, and what was really nice about the film was the fact that it was not very explicit in the violence against the Jews. You saw a few minor scenes, but it wasn't the point of the movie, anyway. If you want really explicit scenes, there's always Schinder's List, but that was a different story.

This is a really nice teaching tool for your older children, and provides a launching pad for a dialogue on the Holocaust.

Highly recommended!!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hidden In Silence Vhs Video Review, September 13, 2004

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Lunia (Chicago , IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hidden In Silence - Based on a True Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Hidden In Silence - ( Taken From The Back Of The BoxCover )

It's Wartime Poland , 1942. Following A Brutal Battle Against Russian Troops , The Nazis Emerge victorious and the town Of Przemsyl is now firmly in it's grip. Fusia ( Played By Kellie Martin From - E.R. - " Christy" - "Life Goes On - ) Is forced to take on the role of saviour when the Diamants ( Played By Marion Ross - Happy Days Mom ) , Her Jewish Adoptive Family , Are Captured By The Nazis .Fusia Undertakes the daring act of smuggling the Diamants' Son Out Of Nazi Confinement & hiding them in her apartment attic. Word Spreads of this Safe Haven , & Fusia Is Faced With the choice of turning away desperate people Or Increase The Risk Of being Caught By The Gestapo .

This Movie Is Based On A True Story , & ALL The Actors Do A Wonderful Job !!

If You Love This Video , I Highly Recommend Another True Story Vhs - A Woman At War - Acted By Martha Plimpton & Eric Stolz
TRUE STORY Of A Jewish Woman Who Saves Herself & Infiltrates The Gestapo ( By Using Fake Gentile Papers ) To Save Herself & Her Fellow Jewish People . While She Commits Sabotages , Joins The Resistance Against The Evil Nazis