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Exodus 1947

Exodus 1947

★ 8.0/10•1997•56m•Documentary

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.

Robby Henson · Writer

Elizabeth Rodgers · Writer

Elizabeth Rodgers · Director

Robby Henson · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime56m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 6, 1997

Actors

Murray Aronoff

Self

Ike Aronowitz

Self

David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion

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Eli Bergman

Self

Moe Bernstein

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Ruth Gruber

Self

Morley Safer

Morley Safer

Narrator (voice)

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