In 1940, sickened by his firsthand witnessing of Nazi persecution in Berlin, American journalist Varian Fry (William Hurt) arrived in occupied France and launched a dangerous campaign to help some 2,000 individuals--including renowned European artists and thinkers like Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, and Heinrich Mann--escape German persecution and flee to America. Compelling true drama also stars Julia Ormond, Alan Arkin, Lynn Redgrave, Maury Chaykin. 122 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo