Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

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Wallenberg: A Hero's Story is a 1985 NBC mini-series starring Richard Chamberlain as Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat instrumental in saving thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust. It won four Emmy Awards and was nominated for five more.

Released: Apr 8, 1985

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Season 1

2 episodes

Top Cast

Richard Chamberlain

Raoul Wallenberg

Alice Krige

Baroness Lisl Kemeny

Kenneth Colley

Adolf Eichmann

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