Hanna's War (1988)Director:Menahem Golan |
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Hanna's War (1988)Director:Menahem Golan |
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| Ellen Burstyn | ... |
Katalin
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Maruschka Detmers | ... | |
| Anthony Andrews | ... |
McCormack
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| Donald Pleasence | ... | ||
| David Warner | ... |
Captain Julian Simon
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| Vincent Riotta | ... |
Yoel
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| Christopher Fairbank | ... |
Ruven
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Rob Jacks | ... |
Peretz
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Serge El-Baz | ... |
Tony
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Eli Gorenstein | ... |
Aba
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Joe El Dror | ... |
Yonah
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| Ingrid Pitt | ... |
Margit
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Jon Rumney | ... |
Uncle Egon
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Magda Faluhelyi | ... |
Aunt Ella
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Emma Lewis | ... |
Cousin Evi
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The cinematography is brilliant, some of it (the seashore scenes in Israel) visual poetry. Donald Pleasance is superb as the smiling villain, a character he has done so well in other films. But on the whole, this movie is overwrought, overly long and a bit over the top. I've seen operas where people don't take as long to die as they do here. Are these real people and is this a true story? The closing credits lead you to believe that. But I was a little suspicious. It wouldn't be the first time Hollywood has used phoney "what happened to them" capsules in the closing credits to enhance a fictional story. I'm also impressed how Hanna keeps her lipstick perfect right through basic training, a parachute jump into enemy territory, riding with the partisans and being tortured. But then thats Hollywood I guess. Overall it's quite a watchable film despite these criticisms.