Hanna's War (1988)
Hanna's War is the true story of Hanna Senesh, a Hungarian-Jewish WW2 resistance fighter, who would become Israel's "Joan of Arc". As a young person, she fled Nazi-occupied Hungary for Palestine, where she was recruited and trained by the British to serve as a commando. After completing her training in Britain, she parachutes into Yugoslavia with a commando team to establish escape routes across the Hungarian-Yugoslavian border for downed British pilots. Her attempts to save Hungarian Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary, however, leads to her capture, torture and demise at the hands of the Gestapo and the Nazi-controlled Hungarian police.
Director: Menahem Golan
Genre: Drama, War
Runtime: 148 min
Release Date: April 14, 1988
Cast
- Ellen Burstyn - Katalin
- Maruschka Detmers - Hanna
- Anthony Andrews - McCormack
- Donald Pleasence - Captain Thomas Rosza
- David Warner - Captain Julian Simon
- Vincent Riotta - Yoel (as Vincenzo Ricotta)
- Christopher Fairbank - Ruven
- Robert Jacks - Peretz
- Serge El-Baz - Tony
- Eli Gorenstein - Aba
Screenplay
Music: Dov Seltzer
Cinematography: Elemér Ragályi
Editing: Alain Jakubowicz, Dory Lubliner
Production: Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group
Country: United States of America
Language: Magyar, English
Original Language: en
Keywords
rescue
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hanna's War about?
- Hanna's War is the true story of Hanna Senesh, a Hungarian-Jewish WW2 resistance fighter, who would become Israel's "Joan of Arc". As a young person, she fled Nazi-occupied Hungary for Palestine, where she was recruited and trained by the British to serve as a commando. After completing her training in Britain, she parachutes into Yugoslavia with a commando team to establish escape routes across the Hungarian-Yugoslavian border for downed British pilots. Her attempts to save Hungarian Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary, however, leads to her capture, torture and demise at the hands of the Gestapo and the Nazi-controlled Hungarian police.
- Who directed Hanna's War?
- Hanna's War was directed by Menahem Golan.
- Who stars in Hanna's War?
- Hanna's War stars Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Anthony Andrews, Donald Pleasence, David Warner, Vincent Riotta.
- How long is Hanna's War?
- Hanna's War has a runtime of 2h 28m (148 minutes).
- What genre is Hanna's War?
- Hanna's War is a Drama, War film.
- Where was Hanna's War produced?
- Hanna's War was produced in United States of America.