A Journey to Jerusalem (1968)
84 min
This color documentary chronicles the musical concert on Mount Scopus in Israel a mere three weeks after the Six Day War. Leonard Bernstein and Isaac Stern join the Yoi Yisrael Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir for stirring classical renditions by Mahler and Mendelssohn. The concert was recorded by Columbia records for release at a later date and accurately captured the live music in all its classic splendor. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion sits proudly in the front row as the symphonies play to a capacity crowd. Scenes of the war, the Wailing Wall, schools and hospitals are also included as Bernstein and Stern tour the country and meet the people of Israel.
- Release date
- November 17, 1968
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Leonard Bernstein as Self
- Isaac Stern as Self - Soloist
- Jennie Tourel as Self - Mezzo-soprano
- Netania Davrath as Self - Soprano
- Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as Themselves
- Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir as Themselves
Crew
- Michael Mindlin Jr. · Director
- Michael Mindlin Jr. · Producer
- Albert Maysles · Cinematographer
- David Maysles · Cinematographer
- Isaac Cohen · Editor
- Robert Farren · Editor
- Dorothy Tod · Editor