Summary
A brilliant documentary about the growth of Israel into the Jewish homeland. Seventy-three years of struggle for religious freedom is vividly recorded using rare archive film footage and photographs of historic events in the development of 20th century Israel.
Good for
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 70
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for documentaries, −5 min on the typical 96
typical 9691Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1968
November 20, 1968
58 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryHistoryLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsIntergenerationalPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more31 people
- Georges DescrièresNarrator (voice)
- Bérengère DautunNarrator (voice)
- Michel BouquetNarrator (citations) (voice)
- TKThe King AbdullahSelf - First King of Jordan (archive footage)
- EAEdmund AllenbySelf (archive footage)
- LBLord BalfourSelf (archive footage)
- David Ben-GurionSelf (archive footage)
- FBFolke BernadotteSelf (archive footage)
- Richard BurtonNarrator (English version) (voice)
- Neville ChamberlainSelf (archive footage)
- Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
- ACAllan CunninghamSelf (archive footage)
- Édouard DaladierSelf (archive footage)
Moshe DayanSelf (archive footage)
Adolf EichmannSelf (archive footage)
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)- EHEl Hadj Amine El HoussainiSelf
Farouk I of EgyptSelf (archive footage)
Hermann GöringSelf (archive footage)
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
Emperor Wilhelm II of GermanySelf (archive footage)
Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)- KFKing Faisal ISelf (archive footage)
- TLT.E. LawrenceSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 2
- Frédéric Rossif Director, Writer
- Albert Knobler Director
Writing · 1
- Joseph Kessel Writer
Editing · 1
- Françoise Duez Editor
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