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Conspiracy of Hearts (1960)

Conspiracy of Hearts poster
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
U
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two, a group of nuns in an Italian convent help smuggle Jewish children out of a nearby internment camp to protect them from the Holocaust. The film follows their dangerous efforts and the risks they take to save lives.

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What happens

Conspiracy of Hearts is a 1960 British Second World War film, directed by Ralph Thomas, about nuns in Italy smuggling Jewish children out of an internment camp near their convent to save them from The Holocaust. It stars Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms, Yvonne Mitchell and Ronald Lewis, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Film Promoting International Understanding at the 18th Golden Globe Awards in 1961. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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