Miracle at Moreaux

• Director: Paul W. Shapiro
• Genre: War
• Movie Type: Period Film, War Drama
• Themes: Members of the Clergy, Kids in Trouble, Keeping a Secret
• Release Year: 1986
• Country: CA
• Run Time: 58 minutes

Plot

Loretta Swit stars as a French nun in the made-for-television Miracle at Moreaux. The time is the early 1940s, at the height of the Nazi occupation of France. At the risk of her own life, Loretta shelters three Jewish children in her Catholic schoolroom. Things become even riskier when the three kids request permission to celebrate Hannukah. Miracle at Moreaux debuted December 2, 1985, as part of PBS's Wonderworks series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Robert Kosoy; Marsha Moreau; Ken Pogue; Talya Rubin; Loretta Swit; Robert Joy

Credit

Paul W. Shapiro - Director

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Au Revoir Les Enfants; Europa, Europa; The Hiding Place; The Diary of Anne Frank; Varian's War; Schindler's List; The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank