Journey to Jerusalem
7.5
This color documentary chronicles the musical concert on Mount Scopus in Israel a mere three weeks after the Six Day War. Leonard Bernstein and Isaac Stern join the Yoi Yisrael Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir for stirring classical renditions by Mahler and Mendelssohn. The concert was recorded by Columbia records for release at a later date and accurately captured the live music in all its classic splendor. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion sits proudly in the front row as the symphonies play to a capacity crowd. Scenes of the war, the Wailing Wall, schools and hospitals are also included as Bernstein and Stern tour the country and meet the people of Israel.
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
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Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
The Creative Performer
David Maysles
Michael Mindlin Jr
Isaac Stern
Self - Soloist
Jennie Tourel
Self - Mezzo-soprano
Netania Davrath
Self - Soprano
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Themselves
Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir
Themselves
David Maysles Director
United States release November 17, 1968 · Produced in United States · Production Maysles Films
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Filmways Pictures
Production
Maysles Films
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 17, 1968
Theatrical
Germany
September 19, 1971 · TV premiere
Israel
July 17, 2015 · Jerusalem Film Festival
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