The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (2009) Cast & Crew

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Directed by John Kent Harrison.

Cast

• Anna Paquin as Irena Sendler
• Goran Višnjić as Stefan Zgrzembski
• Michelle Dockery as Ewa Rozenfeld
• Danuta Stenka as Hannah Rozenfeld
• Maja Ostaszewska as Jadwiga
• Krzysztof Pieczyński as Dr. Janusz Korczak
• Jerzy Nowak as Old Rabbi
• Rebecca Windheim as Karolina Rozenfeld
• Sergei Novik-Marchenko as Jasio
• Paul Freeman as Monsignor Godlewski
• Leigh Lawson as Rabbi Rozenfeld
• Nathaniel Parker as Dr. Majkowski
• Marcia Gay Harden as Janina Krzyżanowska
• Olga Bołądź as Zofia
• Steve Speirs as Piotr
• Danny Webb as Trojan
• Iddo Goldberg as Jakub Rozenfeld
• Scott Handy as Michal Laski
• Karolina Dryzner as Crying Mother
• Fiona Glascott as Maria

Crew

• John Kent Harrison — Director
• John Kent Harrison — Writer
• Cameron Johann — Producer
• Larry Spagnola — Writer
• Krzysztof Grabowski — Producer
• Beata Pisula — Producer
• Jan A. P. Kaczmarek — Original Music Composer
• Jerzy Zieliński — Director of Photography

Movies like The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

If you enjoyed The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler, these movies have a similar feel:

• The World Will Tremble (2025)
• The Grey Zone (2001)
• Schindler's List (1993)
• Adam Resurrected (2008)
• Conspiracy (2001)
• Freedom Writers (2007)
• The Pawnbroker (1965)
• Resistance (2020)
• Fatherland (1994)
• The Pianist (2002)
• Irena's Vow (2024)
• Nuremberg (2025)

Can't decide what to watch?

FlickPicker recommends movies from your own taste and the services you subscribe to, and Pick Together lets a whole group vote on tonight's pick. Try the free random movie generator, find movies with AI, or browse trending movies.

Download FlickPicker on the App Store   Explore the iPhone app