This film tells the story of the men and women who formed the Jewish partisan movement in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II.
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Cast
| Abba Kovner | ... |
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Alexander Bogen | ... |
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| Roberta Wallach | ... |
Narrator
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Directed by
| Joshua Waletzky | ... | (as Josh Waletzky) |
Written by
| Joshua Waletzky | ... | (narration) (as Josh Waletzky) |
Produced by
| Aviva Kempner | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Daniel Schneor | ... | (as Danny Shneuer) |
Editing by
| Joshua Waletzky | ... | (as Josh Waletzky) |
Editorial Department
| Lisa Chrystal | ... | apprentice editor |
| Zelda Greenstein | ... | assistant editor |
| Susan Lazarus | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Loren Michaels Lichenstein | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jamie Maxtone-Graham | ... | apprentice editor (as James Maxtone-Graham) |
| Louis Morhaim | ... | apprentice editor |
| Abraham Ravett | ... | assistant editor |
| Lewis Schoenbrun | ... | apprentice editor |
| Michele Sharland | ... | post-production assistant |
| Debbie Teicholz | ... | apprentice editor |
Art Department
| Alexander Bogen | ... | artwork |
Sound Department
| Celeste Adams | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Tovah Barth | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Margaret Crimmins | ... | additional sound editor (as Margie Crimmins) |
| Lee Dichter | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Susan Lazarus | ... | additional sound editor |
| Dani Natovich | ... | sound recordist (as Danny Natovich) |
| Laura Perlman | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Ela Troyano | ... | sound editor |
| Joshua Waletzky | ... | sound designer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Moshe Armon | ... | assistant camera |
| William Begell | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Micky Binyamini | ... | assistant camera (as Micky Benjamini) |
| Jean-Claude Jakubowitz | ... | gaffer (as Jean Claude Jakobowicz) |
| Szloma Kowarski | ... | additional cinematographer |
| David Lipkind | ... | gaffer |
| Udi Rimer | ... | gaffer |
| Moche Schiff | ... | assistant camera |
Animation Department
| Edward Gray | ... | photo animator |
| Daniel Schneor | ... | photo animator (as Danny Shneuer) |
Music Department
| Henry Sapoznik | ... | music consultant / music researcher / music |
Script and Continuity Department
| Aviva Kempner | ... | script development |
| Joshua Waletzky | ... | script development (as Josh Waletzky) |
Additional Crew
| Yehuda Bauer | ... | consultant (as Dr. Yehuda Bauer) |
| Solon Beinfeld | ... | principal consultant (as Dr. Solon Beinfeld) |
| Renée Furst | ... | publicist (as Renee Furst) |
| Aviva Kempner | ... | researcher |
| Abba Kovner | ... | principal consultant |
| Steven Kronzek | ... | accountant |
| Barbara Leckie | ... | maps |
| Ann-Charlotte Lindgren | ... | film researcher |
| Josef Lustig | ... | film researcher |
| David G. Marwell | ... | consultant (as David Marwell) |
| Miriam Novitch | ... | consultant |
| Eli Pfefferkorn | ... | consultant (as Dr. Eli Pfefferkorn) |
| Leyzer Ran | ... | consultant |
| David Roskies | ... | consultant (as Dr. David Roskies) |
| Joshua Waletzky | ... | researcher (as Josh Waletzky) |
| Kobi Weitzner | ... | translator (as Dr. Kobi Weitzner) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- European Classics (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1989) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- National Center for Jewish Film (NCJF) (1996) (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
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This extraordinary film tells the story of the men and women who formed the Jewish partisan movement in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II. Using rare archival film footage dating from 1939 to 1944 and contemporary interviews with 40 partisan survivors (including Abba Kovner, a founder of the partisan movement and one of Israel's leading poets) the film explores the difficulties of organizing under the anarchic conditions of the ghetto. Written by National Center for Jewish Film |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film's producer, Aviva Kempner, originally had planned to do her documentary on the Warsaw ghetto uprising. During her research she went to Israel and met with Itzhak Arad, the head of Yad Vashem, who had written a book, Ghetto in Flames, about Vilna, site of the very first column of Jewish resistance against the Nazis during the Holocaust, and suggested she do the film on that instead. See more » |