Anthony Hopkins to play Sir Nicholas Winton in biopic

Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins is set to play Sir Nicholas Winton in a new biographical film entitled One Life, a number of news outlets have reported. On the eve of World War II Winton saved the lives of 669 mainly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia by organising train transports out of Prague and securing places for them to stay in the United Kingdom.

Sir Nicholas, who was in his late 20s when he carried out this great act of humanity, will be played in his younger years by another British actor, Johnny Flynn.

Author: Ian Willoughby