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The Long Way Home is a 1997 American documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris. It depicts the plight of Jewish refugees after World War II that contributed to the creation of the State of Israel.
The film's emphasis is on the pitiful conditions for Jewish refugees in Europe after the war, as antisemitism was still rife and poverty was common. It also shows how emigration to the British Mandate of Palestine became a goal for many, but that British immigration rules often resulted in them being detained in camps in Cyprus. The eventual formation of the State of Israel is then shown, with emphasis on the debates in the White House between Palestinian Jews, President Harry S. Truman, and the United Nations.
The Long Way Home is narrated by Morgan Freeman and features the voices of Edward Asner, Sean Astin, Martin Landau, Miriam Margolyes, David Paymer, Nina Siemaszko, Helen Slater, and Michael York. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1998.
Original Release
09/19/1997
US Release
09/19/1997
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Morgan Freeman | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Israel Lau | Self - Chief Rabbi of Israel |
| Livia Shacter | Self - Auschwitz Survivor |
| Abraham Klausner | Self - US Army Chaplain |
| Winston Churchill | Self - on V-E Day with Bevin |
| Ernest Bevin | Self - Speech After Labour Victory |
| Harry S. Truman | Self - Lights Christmas Tree |
| Clement Attlee | Self - Outside 10 Downing St. |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self - Visits Feldafing DP Camp |
| George S. Patton | Self - Visits Feldafing DP Camp |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Morgan Freeman | Narrator / Narrator (voice) |
| Israel Lau | Self - Chief Rabbi of Israel |
| Livia Shacter | Self - Auschwitz Survivor |
| Abraham Klausner | Self - US Army Chaplain |
| Winston Churchill | Self - on V-E Day with Bevin |
| Ernest Bevin | Self - Speech After Labour Victory |
| Harry S. Truman | Self - Lights Christmas Tree |
| Clement Attlee | Self - Outside 10 Downing St. |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self - Visits Feldafing DP Camp |
| George S. Patton | Self - Visits Feldafing DP Camp |
| Herbert Friedman | Self - US Army Chaplain |
| Hermann Göring | Self - on Trial, Testifies |
| Ruth Gruber | Self - Foreign Correspondent |
| Harold Katz | Self - Brichah Volunteer |
| James Byrnes | Self - Speech on German Recovery |
| Yael Danieli | Self , Ph.D., Group Project for Holocaust Survivors |
| Abba Eban | Self - Israeli Diplomat |
| Andrei Gromyko | Self - Proposes Creation of Jewish State |
| Clark Clifford | Self - Presidential Advisor |
| Edward Asner | George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor / Holocaust Survivor (voice) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Christo Brock | Producer |
| Marvin Hier | Producer |
| Richard Trank | Producer |
Editors
Trailers
The Long Way Home
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1998 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Won |
