Title: A Quiet American
Subtitle: The Secret War of Varian Fry
Description: Sometimes described as the American Pimpernel, journalist Varian Fry worked to smuggle about 2000 people on the Gestapo hit list out of Vichy France.
Subjects: Emergency Rescue Committee, WWII France, Nazis
Places: Marseille, France in WWII
People: Varian Fry
Time periods: WWII Marseille during Vichy regime. 27 year old Varian Fry worked to smuggle about 2000 artists, writers, journalists musicians, and political targets on Gestapo hit list out of Marseille.