Exodus 1947

07/06/1997

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0hr 56min

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Documentary

The ship that launched a nation

STORY

Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in forming the new State of Israel. The documentary focuses on clandestine and "illegal" American efforts to finance and crew the most infamous of ten American ships that attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Murray Aronoff
  • Ike Aronowitz
  • David Ben-Gurion
  • Eli Bergman
  • Moe Bernstein

    Directors

  • Robby Henson
  • Elizabeth Rodgers

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Maryland Public Television

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

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