Exodus 1947 (1997)

Movie"The ship that launched a nation"
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NR 56 minJul 6th, 1997Documentary
Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in forming the new State of Israel. The documentary focuses on clandestine and "illegal" American efforts to finance and crew the most infamous of ten American ships that attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine.
StarringMurray AronoffIke AronowitzDavid Ben-Gurion
DirectorsRobby HensonElizabeth Rodgers

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Maryland Public Television
Movie Tags:
1940sholocaust (shoah)palestinian-israeli conflictholocaust (shoah) survivorjewish refugeeexodusstate of israel