A Wall in Jerusalem
5.9
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. Beginning with the Dreyfus Affair in 1894, the film covers Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism; the earliest immigration and settlements; the formation of kibbutzim; the Balfour Declaration; the rise of European anti-Semitism; the British occupation of Palestine; Arab confrontations; the United Nations resolution; the "Exodus" incident, and the Six Day War.
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39 people
Georges Descrières
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Two for the Road
Bérengère Dautun
Narrator (voice)
Also in
Lupin
Potatoes
Joseph Kessel
Albert Knobler
Jo Siritzky
Michel Bouquet
Narrator (citations) (voice)
Known for
The Toy
The Bride Wore Black
Frédéric Rossif
Samy Siritzky
The King Abdullah
Self - First King of Jordan (archive footage)
Edmund Allenby
Self (archive footage)
Lord Balfour
Self (archive footage)
David Ben-Gurion
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Ben-Gurion, Epilogue
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Frédéric Rossif Director · Albert Knobler Director Joseph Kessel Writer
United States release April 18, 1972 · Produced in France · Languages English, French
Production
Athos Films
Production
Télé Hachette
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Un mur à Jérusalem
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · November 20, 1968
Theatrical
United States · April 18, 1972
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Belgium
January 2, 1969 · Limited theatrical · Brussels
France
May 6, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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