Top Cast
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Mia Farrow
Narrator (live-action) / Sarah (voice)
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Joan Bruce
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John Faasen
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Ron Haddrick
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Shane Porteous
Overview
During World War II, an orphaned young girl seeks to survive and perhaps even help resistance fighters battle the Nazis.
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