The Long Way Home (1997)

The Long Way Home (1997) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Mark Jonathan Harris

Written By:
Mark Jonathan Harris

Actors:
Morgan Freeman ..... Narrator (voice)
Edward Asner ..... George Patton
David Ben-Gurion ..... Earl G. Harrison, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (voice)
Sean Astin ..... (voice)
Martin Landau ..... (voice)
Miriam Margolyes ..... (voice)
David Paymer ..... (voice)
Nina Siemaszko ..... Narrator (voice)
Helen Slater ..... (voice)
Michael York ..... (voice)
Richard Amend ..... (voice)
Rick Bandes ..... (voice)
Christo Brock ..... (voice)
Pablo Bryant ..... (voice)
Aaron Cain ..... (voice)
Robert Cait

Synopsis:

This documentary reports events for European Jews from the fall of the Third Reich in 1945 to the formation of the state of Israel in 1948, arguing that creating the Israeli state was necessary given the nature of post-war Europe for these survivors. We see death in concentration camps after liberation, from disease or even from eating too much. We learn of pogroms murdering those who return home. We see the squalor of displaced persons camps. Facing strict British immigration limits into Palestine, many sought passage illegally, often ending up in locked camps in Cyprus. Against this backdrop, Jews in Palestine, Truman in the White House, and UN delegates debate Israel's formation.

After WWII, Jewish Holocaust survivors are moved into Displaced Persons' camps. After delays, more physical hardship, and years of uncertainty, they are permitted to begin new lives in Israel and the U.S.

The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 03 March, 2014.