
Exodus 1947
1997·Movie·56m
Documentary
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The ship that launched a nation
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.
- Directed by
- Robby Henson, Elizabeth Rodgers
- Original language
- English
- Released
- 6 July 1997
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Cast
- MA
Murray Aronoff
Self
- IA
Ike Aronowitz
Self

David Ben-Gurion
Self
- EB
Eli Bergman
Self
- MB
Moe Bernstein
Self
- RG
Ruth Gruber
Self

Morley Safer
Narrator (voice)