Hanna's War (1988)

During WW2 Hanna Szenes, a Hungarian Jew living in British Palestine, volunteers to go behind enemy lines to rescue Jews from deportation to death camps.

Director:

Menahem Golan

Writers:

Menahem Golan, Stanley Mann

Stars:

Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Anthony Andrews

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Burstyn	...	Katalin
Maruschka Detmers	...	Hanna
Anthony Andrews	...	McCormack
Donald Pleasence	...	Captain Thomas Rosza
David Warner	...	Captain Julian Simon
Vincent Riotta	...	Yoel (as Vincenzo Ricotta)
Christopher Fairbank	...	Ruven
Robert Jacks	...	Peretz (as Rob Jacks)
Serge El-Baz	...	Tony
Eli Gorenstein	...	Aba
Joe El Dror	...	Yonah
Ingrid Pitt	...	Margit
Jon Rumney	...	Uncle Egon
Magda Faluhelyi	...	Aunt Ella
Emma Lewis	...	Cousin Evi

Storyline

At the beginning of World War Two a Hungarian Jew living in British Palestine volunteers to parachute behind enemy lines in German-occupied Yugoslavia to save fellow Jews from deportation to Nazi Death Camps. After she enlisted in the British Army she trained in Egypt as a paratrooper for the British Special Operations Executive. In the Spring of 1944 Hannah and a few colleagues were parachuted into Yugoslavia and joined a partisan group. Despite warnings against venturing into German-occupied Hungary Hannah insisted that she continue her mission. Arrested at the Hungarian border Hannah and her companions are sent to a special prison where she is interrogated under torture. However, Hannah refuses to reveal little more than her name.

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Plot Keywords:

jew | rescue | death | punctuation in title | apostrophe in title | 

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Taglines:

The true story of one woman's courage against the brutality of the Third Reich.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | War

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hungarian

Release Date:

21 September 1988 (France)

Also Known As:

Innocent Heroes

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$60,986, 27 November 1988

Gross USA:

$139,796

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$139,796

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golan-Globus Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

148 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Helena Bonham Carter was set to play the lead role, but dropped out when the original director was removed from the project.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Cocoon: The Return/Full Moon in Blue River/Scrooged/Hanna's War/Buster (1988)

User Reviews

Hanna's war.

this movie is a masterpiece a story of a young woman during the war , and it really happen , not exactly as the movie , but it is a great story , i was impress by this film ,the acting and the story where great i like this film because it is a true story it's Giff me a feeling that i was there and i feel sorry for the ca-rector that Maruschka Detmers is playing because who wants to end here life that way. i recommend that everybody have to see this film , special the young ones and ma by the learn something from this film. This film you can compare whit the movie soldier from orange or any real story that happened in the WW2.