Movie

Exodus 1947

1997 56 min
80%
Audience score1 votes on TMDB

“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.

Screenplay
Robby Henson
Director
Robby Henson
Status
Released
Release date
06/07/1997
Original language
English

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