Uprising (2001) (TV)

Director:

Jon Avnet

Writers (WGA):

Paul Brickman (written by) and
Jon Avnet (written by)

Release Date:

4 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

They did the one thing the Nazis never expected. They fought back.

Plot:

Jews rise up in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis in 1943.

Plot Keywords:

Nazi Retaliation | Nazi Resistance | Ghettoization | Holocaust | Jewish Culture

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations

Cast

Leelee Sobieski	...	Tosia Altman
Hank Azaria	...	Mordechaj Anielewicz
David Schwimmer	...	Yitzhak 'Antek' Zuckerman
Jon Voight	...	Maj. Gen. Jürgen Stroop
Donald Sutherland	...	Adam Czerniaków
Stephen Moyer	...	Simha 'Kazik' Rotem
Sadie Frost	...	Zivia Lubetkin
Radha Mitchell	...	Mira Fuchrer
Mili Avital	...	Devorah Baron
Eric Lively	...	Arie Wilner
Alexandra Holden	...	Frania Beatus
John Ales	...	Marek Edelman
Andy Nyman	...	Calel Wasser
Nora Brickman	...	Clara Linder
Jesper Christensen	...	Gen. Kruger

Runtime:

177 min | Finland:153 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A (video rating) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Bratislava, Slovakia

Company:

Avnet/Kerner Productions

Trivia:

Adam Czerniakow went to the gangster to get final money to pay the ransom. The gangster "house of ill repute" was at address Mila 18 - this was a reference to the Leon Uris story also of the Ghetto uprising.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When the "German" soldiers are marching into the ghetto they count to four in Russian.

Quotes:

Simha 'Kazik' Rotem: You are all under arrest, put down your weapons and return immediately to the Umschlagplatz!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Paper Clips (2004)

A reasonably good made-for-TV movie

I always have very low expectations of made for TV movies as they tend to be poor in comparison to feature films. But this one actually impressed me. The focus of the film was not the entire holocaust, but it focused on the Warsaw ghetto uprising of the Jews (the previous reviewer might have saved themselves some trouble had they simply read that beforehand) so the writing and characters were focused and good and it was all based on true people and events. The sets were well-constructed. I had forgotten I was watching a TV movie. A good cast. Good acting. Much of the cast was unknown, most of them not even Jewish. Donald Sutherland and Cary Elwes gave outstanding performances as did John Voight. Definitely worth viewing. Many good extras on the DVD as well.