Exodus 1947 (1997)
The ship that launched a nation
56 min
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.
- Release date
- July 6, 1997
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Trailer
Cast
- Murray Aronoff as Self - Crew Member
- Ike Aronowitz as Self - Captain
- Eli Bergman as Self - Historian
- Moe Bernstein as Self - Brother of Crew Member
- Ronald Bundle as Self - HMS Checquers
- Ralph Goldman as Self - Former Haganah Liaison
- Ruth Gruber as Self
- Yossi Harel as Self - Haganah Commander
- David Holly as Self - Historian
Crew
- David Ben-Gurion · Archive footage
- Robby Henson · Director
- Elizabeth Rodgers · Director
- Elizabeth Rodgers · Producer
- Ilan Rechtman · Composer