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28 January 2009 (USA)
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The story of Hannah Senesh, a Hungarian poet who was captured by the Nazis, while trying to rescue Jews in WWII. | Add synopsis »
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Holocaust heroine's stirring story
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Peter Hay | ... | Himself - Senesh Biographer |
| Judy Baumel-Schwartz | ... | Herself - Bar-Ilan University |
| Michael Berenbaum | ... | Himself - Holocaust Scholar |
| Shimon Peres | ... | Himself - President of Israel |
| Martin Gilbert | ... | Himself - Historian (as Sir Martin Gilbert) |
| Márta Ozoray | ... | Herself - Hannah's Classmate |
| Magda Csécsy | ... | Herself - Hannah's Classmate |
| Dina Schechman | ... | Herself - Kibbutz Sdot-Yam |
| Eitan Senesh | ... | Himself - Hannah's Nephew / Giora Senesh's Son |
| David Senesh | ... | Himself - Hannah's Nephew / Giora Senesh's Son |
| Aharon Megged | ... | Himself - Author & Kibbitz Sdot-Yam Member |
| Surika Braverman | ... | Herself - Parachutist |
| Laszlo Ritter | ... | Himself - Institute of History, H.A.S. (as László Ritter) |
| Reuven Dafni | ... | Himself - Parachutist, Final Interview, 2005 |
| Judith Charody | ... | Herself - Catherine's Cellmate |
| Éva Ritscher | ... | Herself - Catherine's Cellmate |
| Susan Beer | ... | Herself - Gestapo Prisoner |
 | Joan Allen | ... | Catherine Senesh (voice) |
 | Alona Tal | ... | Hannah Senesh (voice) |
| Meri Roth | ... | Hannah Senesh |
| Marcela Nohýnková | ... | Catherine Senesh |
 | Mark Feuerstein | ... | Antoine Tissandier / Yoel Pagli (voice) |
| Seth Numrich | ... | Giora Senesh / Sándor Fleischmann (voice) |
| Zdenek Kozakovic | ... | Giora Senesh |
| Akiva Zasman | ... | Peter Kallos |
| Zdenek Astr | ... | Captain Simon |
| Gordana Ritter | ... | Hilda |
| Jindrich Hinke | ... | Interrogator Rózsa |
| Pavla Beretová | ... | Teenage Girl #1 |
| Andrej Polak | ... | Antoine Tissandier |
| Zuzana Stavna | ... | Teenage Girl #2 |
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| Roberta Grossman | |||
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| Sophie Sartain | (written by) | |
| Roberta Grossman | ||
Original Music by | |||
| Todd Boekelheide | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Dyanna Taylor | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Blake West | |||
Casting by | |||
| Tracy Lilienfield | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Frank Gampel | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Kveta Holasova | .... | makeup department: Czech Republic crew | |
| Jánosné Kajtár | .... | hair stylist: Hungary crew (as Kajtár Bogyó) | |
| Jánosné Kajtár | .... | makeup artist: Hungary crew (as Kajtár Bogyó) | |
| Andrea McDonald | .... | makeup department: Czech Republic crew | |
| Orly Ronen | .... | hair stylist: Israel crew | |
| Orly Ronen | .... | makeup artist: Israel crew | |
| Zehava Steinberg | .... | makeup artist: Israel crew | |
| Rivka Zahavi | .... | hair stylist: Israel crew | |
| Rivka Zahavi | .... | makeup artist: Israel crew | |
| Steinberg Zehava | .... | hair stylist: Israel crew | |
Production Management | |||
| Réka Belsô | .... | unit production manager: Hungary (as Réka Belsö) | |
| Chris Callister | .... | post-production supervisor (as Christian Callister) | |
| Smokey Forester | .... | production manager | |
| Reuma Goma | .... | production manager: Israel | |
| Jonas Kabrt | .... | production manager: Czech Republic | |
| Gali Kimhi | .... | production manager: Israel | |
| Elia Sides | .... | unit production manager: Israel | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Tyler Gooden | .... | second assistant director: Czech Republic | |
| Dusan Vodák | .... | first assistant director: Czech Republic | |
Art Department | |||
| István Balogh | .... | set dresser: Hungary (as Balogh István) | |
| Shai Dagan | .... | art department: Israel | |
| Zdenek Datel | .... | stagehand: Czech Republic | |
| Yossi Gedasi | .... | art department: Israel crew | |
| Amnon Hoffman | .... | art department: Israel crew | |
| Ales Nenicka | .... | art department: Czech Republic | |
| Jaroslav Nepomucky | .... | art department: Czech Republic | |
| Tania Odlo | .... | art department: Israel crew | |
| Marchelo Portnoy | .... | art department: Israel | |
| Alex Shapoznick | .... | art department: Israel crew | |
| Honza Skala | .... | stagehand: Czech Republic | |
| Michal Soun | .... | art director: Czech Republic | |
Sound Department | |||
| Rick Aguar | .... | additional sound | |
| Lora Hirschberg | .... | sound designer | |
| Lora Hirschberg | .... | sound mixer | |
| Peter Miller | .... | sound: New York crew | |
| Mac Ruth | .... | sound: Hungary crew | |
| Bob Schouk | .... | additional sound | |
| Amos Zipori | .... | sound recordist | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Chris Callister | .... | visual effects compositor (as Christopher Callister) | |
| Yale Kozinski | .... | visual effects compositor | |
| Relja Penezic | .... | map animations | |
| Relja Penezic | .... | map designer | |
Casting Department | |||
| István Bártfai | .... | casting: Hungary crew (as Bártfai István) | |
| Gabriela Pejchalova | .... | casting director: Czech Republic crew | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Rona Doron | .... | costume designer: Israel crew | |
| Edan Galit | .... | assistant costume designer: Israel crew | |
| Zsoka Hoka | .... | costumes: Hungary crew (as Hóka Zsóka) | |
| Jana Odstrcilikova | .... | costume and wardrobe: Czech Republic crew | |
| Lenka Urbanova | .... | costume and wardrobe: Czech Republic crew | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Joachim Blunck | .... | color correction (as Joaquin Blanco) | |
| Jen Bradwell | .... | associate editor | |
| Chris Callister | .... | assistant editor (as Christian Callister) | |
| Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam | .... | consulting editor (as Vivien Hillgrove) | |
| Allan B. Holt | .... | assistant editor (as Allan Holt) | |
Music Department | |||
| Todd Boekelheide | .... | orchestrator | |
| David Conte | .... | orchestrator | |
| Peter Fuchs | .... | scoring engineer | |
| Alex Lu | .... | conductor | |
| Alex Lu | .... | orchestrator | |
| Alex Lu | .... | score preparation | |
| Kenji Nakai | .... | music mixer | |
| Michael Skloff | .... | additional music arranger | |
| Michael Skloff | .... | additional music producer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Hassan Azbargea | .... | transportation: Israel crew | |
| Radek Berka | .... | production driver: Czech Republic crew | |
| Jirí Janda | .... | production driver: Czech Republic crew (as Jiri Janda) | |
| Michal Kejr | .... | production driver: Czech Republic crew | |
| Pini Klavir | .... | picture cars: Israel crew | |
| Udi Korakin | .... | transportation: Israel crew | |
| Tonda Korenek | .... | production driver: Czech Republic crew | |
| Meir Shimon | .... | transportation: Israel crew | |
| Rubey Star | .... | transportation: Israel crew | |
| Milan Zika | .... | production driver: Czech Republic crew | |
Thanks | |||
| Shirley Joseph | .... | in memory of: 1933-2007 | |
| Marta Kauffman | .... | without whom this film would not have been possible | |
| Monica Rosenthal | .... | without whom this film would not have been possible | |
| Philip Rosenthal | .... | without whom this film would not have been possible | |
| Michael Skloff | .... | without whom this film would not have been possible | |
| Susan Swanson | .... | without whom this film would not have been possible | |
| Lisa Thomas | .... | without whom this film would not have been possible | |
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- Balcony Releasing (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
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*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I'd heard the name of Hannah Senesh so many times but only had the vaguest sense of who she was. This movie beautifully encapsulates her tragically short life.
With expert use of photos, old maps, black-and-white grainy dramatizations, interviews with now-aged peers, and context provided by modern experts on the Holocaust, this documentary seamlessly tells the story of a Joan of Arc-like young woman who risked her life to save her people.
The story is told in a painterly and poetic way that seduces and lulls the viewer.
Though told admiringly, the story may leave viewers with conflicting feelings about Hannah. I admire her bravery and devotion. Yet I'm struck by her apparent naiveté. She got caught so early into her mission -- and with such stunningly incriminating evidence. Had the Brits who trained her let her down?
The dramatized scenes involving Hannah and her mother -- whom she had hoped to rescue but wound up causing to be imprisoned -- were especially compelling. How gut-wrenching it was to see a skirted Hannah being led away by her God-playing executioners so shortly before liberation!
Even the epilogue of this movie was intriguing. Read about the fate of Hannah's mother. Had her daughter's courage and determination saved her after all?