The Hiding Place (film)

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The Hiding Place
Directed by	James F. Collier
Produced by	Frank R. Jacobson, William F. Brown
Written by	Allan Sloane, Lawrence Holben, Corrie Ten Boom (book), John and Elizabeth Sherrill (book)
Starring	Julie Harris Jeannette Clift Eileen Heckart Arthur O'Connell
Music by	Tedd Smith
Cinematography	Michael Reed
Editing by	Ann Chegwidden
Distributed by	World Wide Pictures
Release date(s)	May, 1975
Running time	150 min
Country	USA
Language	English
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Ratings
Australia:	M
Finland:	K-16
Iceland:	12
Sweden:	15
United States:	PG

The Hiding Place is a 1975 film based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Corrie ten Boom recounting her and her family's experiences before and during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust in World War II. As the Nazis invaded Holland, Corrie and her family allow several Jewish friends to hide in their home. However, the Nazis eventually discover that Corrie and her family are hiding Jews, and the family and their friends are arrested under the betrayal of a Dutch collaborator, although the hidden Jews are never found. Corrie's father dies before he reaches the concentration camp, and Corrie worries that she will never see her home again. The Nazis send Corrie and her sister to the Ravensbruck concentration camp in Germany for hiding Jews in their home. At the concentration camp, Corrie encourages her sister to remain hopeful that God will rescue them from the brutalities they experience. With little food and constant work, the women suffer constantly, and Corrie's sister, played by Julie Harris, dies. Ultimately, Corrie, played by Jeanette Clift George, leaves the camp through what is discovered later to be a clerical error. Her life after this ordeal was dedicated to showing that the love of Jesus is greater than the deepest pit into which humankind finds itself. The Hiding Place was directed by James F Collier.