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Partisans of Vilna

  • 19861986
  • 2h 10m
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8.4/10
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Partisans of Vilna (1986)
Documentary
This film tells the story of the men and women who formed the Jewish partisan movement in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II.This film tells the story of the men and women who formed the Jewish partisan movement in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II.This film tells the story of the men and women who formed the Jewish partisan movement in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II.
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
94
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
289,780
140,534
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    • Director
      • Joshua Waletzky
    • Writer
      • Joshua Waletzky(narration)
    • Stars
      • Abba Kovner
      • Alexander Bogen
      • Roberta Wallach
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      • Joshua Waletzky
    • Writer
      • Joshua Waletzky(narration)
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      • Abba Kovner
      • Alexander Bogen
      • Roberta Wallach
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      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.

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    8/10
    Not your average Holocaust documentary
    Long before Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation started its series of excellent documentaries, and preceding other recent and memorable documentaries on the subject, PARTISANS OF VILLA was produced. Having been put together 15 years ago,with a good number of the survivors of the pre-World War II Lithuanian Jewish community still in good mental state, this documentary is not only more convincingly authentic through its varied interviews, it also explores unusual themes. Chief among the latter is making the point that Jews DID fight back. They created and joined "Partisan" commandos fighting the Nazis, in the forests of Lithuania and Poland. Their multi-faceted participation in these efforts is very well documented in this exceptional film. This is achieved both by visuals (actual footage, detailed maps), and excellent in-depth interviews from survivors. I certainly hope this gem won't be forgotten with the recent plethora of Holocaust documentaries. This one is a classic.
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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Partyzanci z Wilna
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      • Ciesla
      • NEH
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      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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