Uprising (2001)

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

Director:

Jon Avnet

Writers:

Paul Brickman, Jon Avnet

Stars:

Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leelee Sobieski	...	Tosia Altman
Hank Azaria	...	Mordechai Anielewicz
David Schwimmer	...	Yitzhak Zuckerman
Jon Voight	...	Major-General Jurgen Stroop
Donald Sutherland	...	Adam Czerniakow
Stephen Moyer	...	Kazik Rotem
Sadie Frost	...	Zivia Lubetkin
Radha Mitchell	...	Mira Fruchner
Mili Avital	...	Deworah Baron
Eric Lively	...	Arie Wilner
Alexandra Holden	...	Frania Beatus
John Ales	...	Marek Edelman
Andy Nyman	...	Calel Wasser
Nora Brickman	...	Clara Linder
Jesper Christensen	...	General Kruger

Storyline

Using radically refashioned archival footage of the Warsaw ghetto, this interview with Jon Avnet the director of Uprising talks about Marek Edelman who is an evocative memoir of his role in the rebellion that held back the Nazis for almost a month in 1943. The film begins with the growing list of prohibitions and regulations leading to the virtual imprisonment of about half-a-million Polish Jews in an old slum district of Warsaw with inadequate space and plumbing. An overhead tracking shot shows the number of people assembled in the first months of the relocation. The daily struggle against hunger and disease, especially among the dispossessed arrivals seen in their pitful rags, is aggravated by the German demands for "deportations to the east" that many begin to suspect are camouflaged mass murders. By the close of 1942, people living in the ghetto realize they are doomed, and the rudiments of resistance are planned by a handful of the young, including Edelman. Following some ...

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Plot Keywords:

ghetto | warsaw ghetto | uprising | tunnel | deportation | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

1943 l'ultime révolte

Filming Locations:

Bratislava, Slovakia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avnet/Kerner Productions, Brooklyn Films, Raffaella Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

177 min 153 min (DVD) 152 min (DVD edition)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adam Czerniaków 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.

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Goofs

The "Polish army uniforms" in the opening of the movie are actually Soviet Rifle Division uniforms from the 1944-46 period.

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Quotes

Mordechai Anielewicz: We will live with honor, or die with honor. Jewish Honor!

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Connections

Referenced in Paper Clips (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Scottish Symphony"
(uncredited)
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

User Reviews

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.