Summary A brilliant documentary about the growth of Israel into the Jewish homeland. Seventy-three years of struggle for religious freedom is vividly recorded using rare archive film footage and photographs of historic events in the development of 20th century Israel. Beginning with the Dreyfus Affair in 1894, the film covers Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism; the earliest immigration and settlements; the formation of kibbutzim; the Balfour Declaration; the rise of European anti-Semitism; the British occupation of Palestine; Arab confrontations; the United Nations resolution; the "Exodus" incident, and the Six Day War. View more details
Directed : Frédéric Rossif Albert Knobler
Written : Joseph Kessel Frédéric Rossif
Stars : Michel Bouquet Georges Descrières Bérangère Dautun The King Abdullah
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Nov 19, 1968
Countries of origin : France
Language : English French
Production companies : Télé Hachette Athos Films
Summary A brilliant documentary about the growth of Israel into the Jewish homeland. Seventy-three years of struggle for religious freedom is vividly recorded using rare archive film footage and photographs of historic events in the development of 20th century Israel. Beginning with the Dreyfus Affair in 1894, the film covers Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism; the earliest immigration and settlements; the formation of kibbutzim; the Balfour Declaration; the rise of European anti-Semitism; the British occupation of Palestine; Arab confrontations; the United Nations resolution; the "Exodus" incident, and the Six Day War. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Nov 19, 1968
Countries of origin : France
Language : English French
Production companies : Télé Hachette Athos Films
