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The Inspiring True Story Behind 'One Life'

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Sir Anthony Hopkins plays humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton in the new James Hawes biopic One Life. Winton evacuated 669 Jewish children through Nazi-occupied territories in Europe during World War II. The film opens in 1987 with Hopkins depicting Winton at retirement age. Hopkins says it wasn't especially difficult to portray Winton.

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The Inspiring True Story Behind 'One Life'

Humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton was no stranger to films about the life-saving work he carried out in the early days of World War II. From The Power of Good (2002) to Nicky’s Family (2011), a number of productions—both documentary and drama—tried to do justice to his remarkable achievement of evacuating 669 Jewish children through Nazi-occupied territories in Europe. This work earned Winton a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 2003. But for …

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