Partisans of Vilna

Sep 12 1986 N/A 2h 10m
Documentary

This extraordinary film tells the story of the men and women who formed the Jewish partisan movement in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II. Using rare archival film footage dating from 1939 to 1944 and contemporary interviews with 40 partisan survivors (including Abba Kovner, a founder of the partisan movement and one of Israel's leading poets) the film explores the difficulties of organizing under the anarchic conditions of the ghetto.

Plot

This extraordinary film tells the story of the men and women who formed the Jewish partisan movement in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II. Using rare archival film footage dating from 1939 to 1944 and contemporary interviews with 40 partisan survivors (including Abba Kovner, a founder of the partisan movement and one of Israel's leading poets) the film explores the difficulties of organizing under the anarchic conditions of the ghetto.

Written by

Joshua Waletzky

Directed by

Joshua Waletzky

Cast

Abba Kovner, Alexander Bogen, Roberta Wallach

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Ciesla, NEH

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
107
Average Rating
8.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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