Product Details

• Actors: Natasha Richardson, Colm Feore, Henry Czerny, Sheila McCarthy, Sebastian Roché
• Directors: John Gray
• Writers: Suzette Couture
• Producers: Dan Paulson, Ian McDougall, Judy Ranan, Mark Winemaker, Paulette Breen
• Format: Surround Sound, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Miramax
• DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009UZGLY
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #36,353 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Haven" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

HAVEN is a stirring true story featuring an incredible cast of Hollywood stars! Ruth Gruber (Natasha Richardson -- MAID IN MANHATTAN, WAKING UP IN RENO) is an American journalist who, against the wishes of her parents (Anne Bancroft -- G.I. JANE -- and Martin Landau -- ED WOOD), volunteers for a treacherous wartime mission: escort nearly 1,000 Jewish prisoners from a Nazi concentration camp to a relocation site in upstate New York. But back in America, Gruber realizes her work with the refugees is far from done and she bravely battles against both bureaucracy and prejudice to win dignity and fair treatment for the new settlers. Also featuring William Peterson (TV's CSI), Hal Holbrook (THE MAJESTIC, THE FIRM), and Colm Feore (THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, CHICAGO), this emotionally charged motion picture was based on Ruth Gruber's unforgettable book!

Customer Reviews

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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Haven -- (originally a TV Miniseries), February 24, 2006

By	Walter Arnstein (Cloverdale, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Haven (DVD)

This film is a somewhat idealized and liberally adapted dramatization of a WWII event that was sadly unique: The transportation in 1944 of 892 Jewish refugees from the Holocaust to the United States -- the only ones allowed on U.S. soil throughout the War. They were sheltered at Fort Ontario, Oswego, NY for the rest of the war. Eventually, they were allowed to immigrate under the various immigration quotas. I happen to be one of the lucky individuals in that shipment. And although I can say that the story is less than 100 percent accurate, the film is very successful in its presentation and impact.

Starring as Ruth Gruber, the overseer of the project, is Natasha Richardson, delivering her lines in an amazingly authentic Brooklyn accent characteristic of Gruber, no small achievement for an English actress. Anne Bancroft and Martin Landau play her parents and William Petersen and Hal Holbrook play US congressmen.

The 3-hour-plus film is loaded with drama and tension and holds together very admirably. Most notably, the film gives the viewer an intriguing snapshot of America in the midst of the war and the attitudes of her people toward refugees. I might add that it also gives an equally graphic picture of the refugees' impressions of America and Americans.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haven, December 24, 2007

By	Audrey J. Seman (Copper Center,, AK United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Excellently done! We have no idea what so many people went through as they sought to live to the end of WWII.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars little know WW ll story about the "exodus", December 2, 2009

By	WriteDoctor "teapot" (St Augustine, Fl.) - See all my reviews

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an incredible story about a very brave young woman who is one of the many "footnotes" in history whose story has come to light. I had the delightful experience of meeting the real "star" at the young age of 90 plus. Talk about spunky. Harry Truman had to love this lady. A movie worth watching- make sure you order the correct "Haven"- now I have two. Definitely a "must see"---------