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Uprising (2001 film)

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Uprising
VHS cover
Written byJon Avnet
Paul Brickman
Directed byJon Avnet
StarringLeelee Sobieski
Hank Azaria
David Schwimmer
Jon Voight
Donald Sutherland
Theme music composerMaurice Jarre
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersJon Avnet
Raffaella De Laurentiis
Bill Haber
ProducersJon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
CinematographyDenis Lenoir
EditorSabrina Plisco
Running time177 minutes
Production companiesBrooklyn Films
Avnet/Kerner Productions
Raffaella Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 4, 2001 (2001-11-04)

Uprising is an American 2001 war drama television film about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during the Holocaust. The film was directed by Jon Avnet and written by Avnet and Paul Brickman. It was first aired on the NBC television network over two consecutive nights in November 2001.[1]

Plot

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On 1 September 1939, Germany invades Poland, after which a regulation was promulgated that all Polish Jews should move to the new Warsaw Ghetto. As in all the ghettos, a Judenrat was appointed and was responsible for the administration of the ghetto. The film tells the moral dilemmas faced by Adam Czerniaków, head of the Judenrat in the Warsaw Ghetto, who had to carry out orders of the German authorities, including sending Jews to the Treblinka extermination camp.

A group of Polish Jews decide to rebel against the Germans and not to lend a hand to the murder of their brethren. They begin to organize their people to protect the honor of the Jewish people. Czerniaków, as the leader of the Judenrat, objects to this activity, fearing German reprisals against the Jews in the ghetto. By the close of 1942, people living in the ghetto realize they are doomed as deportations to Treblinka began. The rudiments of resistance are planned by Mordechai Anielewicz together with Yitzhak Zuckerman who laid the foundation for the Jewish Combat Organization, Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa (ZOB).

The film illustrates the moral dilemmas of members of the Jewish Combat Organization during the preparations for the revolt: "How to remain moral, in an immoral society?" On January 18, 1943, Nazis raid the ghetto again but this time the Jews resist. The Jewish Combat Organization stops the Nazi raids into the ghetto. Germans return on 19 April 1943, and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins. In the intervening time, many of the ghetto residents construct hidden shelters or bunkers in the basements and cellars of the buildings, often with tunnels leading to other buildings. The handful of fighters who have weapons take to these shelters, giving the uprising the advantage of defensive positions.

Cast

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Filming

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The movie was filmed in multiple locations, including Bratislava, Slovakia and Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria.

Music

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The film's soundtrack was the last film score composed by Maurice Jarre, and prominently features the work of Max Bruch, including his Violin Concerto No. 1 during the opening and closing sequence.

Alternate titles

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The French title for the film is 1943, l'ultime révolte.[2] The German title for the film is Uprising: Der Aufstand.[3] The Polish title for the film is Powstanie.

Accolades

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In 2002, the film received the following awards:[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Uprising". TV Tango.
  2. ^ 1943, l'ultime révolte: Amazon.fr: Cary Elwes, David Schwimmer, Donald Sutherland, Hank Azaria, Jon Voight, Leelee Sobieski, Jon Avnet: DVD
  3. ^ Uprising - Der Aufstand - Mini TV-Serie: Amazon.de: LeeLee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Jon Avnet: DVD & Blu-ray
  4. ^ "Uprising - IMDb". IMDb.
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