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Exodus 1947

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

    David Ben-Gurion

    Self

  • EB

    Eli Bergman

    Self

  • MB

    Moe Bernstein

    Self

  • RG

    Ruth Gruber

    Self

  • Morley Safer

    Morley Safer

    Narrator (voice)