The Hiding Place

Looking for a drama that respects your time, available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Hoopla, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV? The Hiding Place is a real answer. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 34 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Julie Harris anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Put it on tonight on Amazon Prime Video and see for yourself.

The Hiding Place arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The Hiding Place takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. Corrie and Betsie ten Boom are middle-aged sisters working in their father's watchmaker shop in pre-World War II Holland. Their uneventful lives are disrupted with the coming of the Nazis. Suspected of hiding Jews and caught breaking rationing rules, they are sent to a concentration camp, where their Christian faith keeps them from despair and bitterness. Julie Harris and Jeannette Clift lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. It hit screens in 1975. What elevates The Hiding Place is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

The Hiding Place is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Julie Harris is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

The Hiding Place was released in 1975, directed by James F. Collier. The full 150-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.