

The Zookeeper's Wife
2017-03-24 · 126 min · ★ 7.3
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
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Production details
- Directors
- Niki Caro
- Production companies
- Scion Films, Czech Anglo Pictures, Focus Features, Electric City Entertainment, Mike Tollin Productions, Sierra/Affinity, MadRiver Pictures
- Countries
- Czech Republic, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 26,152,835
Top Cast
Jessica ChastainAntonina Żabińska
Daniel BrühlLutz Heck
Johan HeldenberghJan Żabiński
Michael McElhattonJerzyk
Timothy RadfordRyszard Żabiński (Younger)
Efrat DorMagda Gross
Iddo GoldbergMaurycy Fraenkel
Shira HaasUrszula
Val MalokuRyszard Zabinski
Martha IssováRegina Kenigswein
Frederick PrestonMiecio Kenigswein
Goran KostićMr. Kinszerbaum
Anna RustThe Zebra Woman
Daniel RatimorskýSamuel Kenigswein
Arnošt GoldflamDr. Janusz Korczak
Marián MitašStefan
Martin HofmannSzymon Tenenbaum
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