Summary
Hanna's War is the true story of Hanna Senesh, a Hungarian-Jewish WW2 resistance fighter, who would become Israel's "Joan of Arc".
Good for
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 57
IMDb6.1
Running time
2 h 28 min
Longer than 9 in 10 dramas, +39 min on the typical 109
typical 109148Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1988
April 14, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HungarianMade in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 22 more53 people
- Ellen BurstynKatalin
- Maruschka DetmersHanna
- Anthony AndrewsMcCormack
- Donald PleasenceCaptain Thomas Rosza
- David WarnerCaptain Julian Simon
- Vincent RiottaYoel (as Vincenzo Ricotta)
- Christopher FairbankRuven
- Robert JacksPeretz
- SESerge El-BazTony
Eli GorensteinAba- JEJoe El DrorYonah
Yehuda EfroniSandor
Rami BaruchEnzo Sireni- AKAvi KoreinEliyahu Golomb
Ingrid PittMargit
Jon RumneyUncle Egon- MFMagda FaluhelyiAunt Ella
- ELEmma LewisCousin Evi
Dorota StalińskaMaritza
Russell PorterGeorge- GDGeorge DillonMilenko
Nigel HastingsJancsi
John StrideDr. Komoly
Patsy ByrneRosie
Directing · 1
- Menahem Golan Director, Writer, Producer
Writing · 1
- Stanley Mann Writer
Production · 3
- Yoram Globus Producer
- Noel Davis Casting
- Jeremy Zimmermann Casting
Camera · 1
- Elemér Ragályi Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Alain Jakubowicz Editor
- Dory Lubliner Editor
Sound · 1
- Dov Seltzer Original Music Composer
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