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

Did You Know?

Trivia

A well known British actress was cast as Hanna but dropped out at short notice.

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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

Great Movie

This is one of the best war movies I've seen. This movie shows how much some people had to fight for their people during the war. Good movie to watch.

-MICHAL

Details

Country:

USA Israel Austria Spain

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