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The Long Way Home

  • 19971997
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.2K
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The Long Way Home (1997)
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The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
IMDb RATING
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1.2K
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  • Director
    • Mark Jonathan Harris
  • Writer
    • Mark Jonathan Harris
  • Stars
    • Morgan Freeman(voice)
    • Israel Lau
    • Livia Shacter
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mark Jonathan Harris
  • Writer
    • Mark Jonathan Harris
  • Stars
    • Morgan Freeman(voice)
    • Israel Lau
    • Livia Shacter
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Narratoras Narrator
    • (voice)
    Israel Lau
    • Self - Chief Rabbi of Israelas Self - Chief Rabbi of Israel
    Livia Shacter
    • Self - Auschwitz Survivoras Self - Auschwitz Survivor
    Abraham Klausner
    • Self - US Army Chaplainas Self - US Army Chaplain
    Winston Churchill
    Winston Churchill
    • Self - on V-E Day with Bevinas Self - on V-E Day with Bevin
    • (archive footage)
    Ernest Bevin
    Ernest Bevin
    • Self - Speech After Labour Victoryas Self - Speech After Labour Victory
    • (archive footage)
    Harry S. Truman
    Harry S. Truman
    • Self - Lights Christmas Treeas Self - Lights Christmas Tree
    • (archive footage)
    Clement Attlee
    • Self - Outside 10 Downing St.as Self - Outside 10 Downing St.
    • (archive footage)
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    • Self - Visits Feldafing DP Campas Self - Visits Feldafing DP Camp
    • (archive footage)
    George S. Patton
    George S. Patton
    • Self - Visits Feldafing DP Campas Self - Visits Feldafing DP Camp
    • (archive footage)
    Herbert Friedman
    • Self - US Army Chaplainas Self - US Army Chaplain
    Hermann Göring
    Hermann Göring
    • Self - on Trial, Testifiesas Self - on Trial, Testifies
    • (archive footage)
    Ruth Gruber
    Ruth Gruber
    • Self - Foreign Correspondentas Self - Foreign Correspondent
    Harold Katz
    • Self - Brichah Volunteeras Self - Brichah Volunteer
    James Byrnes
    James Byrnes
    • Self - Speech on German Recoveryas Self - Speech on German Recovery
    • (archive footage)
    • (as James F. Byrnes)
    Yael Danieli
    • Self , Ph.D., Group Project for Holocaust Survivorsas Self , Ph.D., Group Project for Holocaust Survivors
    Abba Eban
    • Self - Israeli Diplomatas Self - Israeli Diplomat
    Andrei Gromyko
    Andrei Gromyko
    • Self - Proposes Creation of Jewish Stateas Self - Proposes Creation of Jewish State
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Mark Jonathan Harris
    • Writer
      • Mark Jonathan Harris
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film has a 100% rating based on 5 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Kissing a Fool/An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn/Krippendorf's Tribe/The Real Blonde/Dark City/The Long Way Home (1998)

    User reviews6

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    9/10
    What a great story...
    Now, I will start by saying that I'm biased. I am Jewish AND an Israeli. But in the face of such a well-told story I could not remain unmoved. Obviously I know the story, the story of the Jewish people from the almost complete annihilation in Europe of the early 40's to the creation of a Jewish state in Israel, and from knowing it all your life you think you understand. Well, you DO, but it takes such a well-made documentary, in its very simple way of telling a telling story, to actually FEEL it. I cried at the end. Morgan Freeman's excellent narration, with voices of fine actors and especially with the participation of excellent witness who can tell their story in such an engaging way make this a gripping history lesson. Though made by "our team" Two Jews, one of them being a Rabbi...) it maintains a fair standing in the delicate issues of the Jewish-Arab conflict in Palestine. It tells a human story and when put as it outs the story in perspective it gives the simple unfolding of the historical events an epic depth. One cannot stop and wonder how the same story may look so trivial in a day-to-day life (as it looks to me normally). A movie like this simply makes it clearer. I actually got several insightful observations that were really new to me. Note Clark Clifford, a White House counsel at the time in the Truman administration. He hardly has a voice by now, but he is as vivid in his details as he would be telling the details of one of the most important story of his life. And perhaps it was for him.
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    10
    • eroka
    • May 1, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Долгая дорога домой
    • Production companies
      • Moriah Films
      • Simon Wiesenthal Center
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,509
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,606
      • Sep 21, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $60,509
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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