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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno (Asa Butterfield), the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel (Jack Scanlon), a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp.

The tale of an unlikely friendship between Bruno, the son of a Nazi commandant, and Shmuel, a Jewish boy held captive in a concentration camp. Though the two are separated physically by a barbed-wire fence, their friendship grows and their lives become inescapably intertwined.

Based on the best-selling book by John Boyne.

1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Wed 8 Mar 202323:20

Music Played

  • Grady Martin, Ray Price

    Danny Boy

Credits

RoleContributor
BrunoAsa Butterfield
ShmuelJack Scanlon
FatherDavid Thewlis
ElsaVera Farmiga
GretelAmber Beattie
GrandpaRichard Johnson
GrandmaSheila Hancock
PavelDavid Hayman
Lieutenant KotlerRupert Friend
MariaCara Horgan
LeonZac Mattoon O'Brien
MartinDomonkos Nemeth
KarlHenry Kingsmill
DirectorMark Herman
ProducerDavid Heyman
Executive ProducerChristine Langan
WriterMark Herman
AuthorJohn Boyne

Broadcasts

  • Tue 30 Aug 201121:00
  • Fri 17 Aug 201221:00
  • Thu 28 Feb 201321:00
  • Thu 10 Apr 201421:00
  • Mon 18 May 201523:20
  • Mon 18 May 201523:50
  • Tue 19 May 201500:20
  • Wed 17 Feb 201622:00
  • Mon 17 Apr 201722:00
  • Mon 17 Apr 201722:30
  • Sun 27 Jan 201922:30
  • Fri 26 Jul 201923:05
  • Sun 26 Jan 202023:00
  • Sat 26 Sep 202023:30
  • Thu 28 Jan 202120:00
  • Thu 27 Jan 202223:15
  • Fri 4 Nov 202223:35
  • Wed 8 Mar 202323:20

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