Uprising (2001 film)
| Uprising | |
|---|---|
.jpg) DVD cover | |
| Written by |
Jon Avnet Paul Brickman |
| Directed by | Jon Avnet |
| Starring |
Leelee Sobieski Hank Azaria David Schwimmer Jon Voight Donald Sutherland |
| Theme music composer | Maurice Jarre |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Jon Avnet Jordan Kerner |
| Cinematography | Denis Lenoir |
| Editor(s) | Sabrina Plisco |
| Running time | 151 minutes |
| Distributor | NBC |
| Release | |
| Original release | November 4, 2001 |
Uprising is a 2001 war/drama television miniseries about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The film was directed by Jon Avnet and written by Avnet and Paul Brickman. It was filmed in multiple locations, including Bratislava, Slovakia and Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria. This miniseries was first aired on the NBC television network over two consecutive nights during November 2001.[1]
The miniseries'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 sequence.
Plot
Polish Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto rise up against the Nazi German army in 1943.
Cast
- Leelee Sobieski as Tosia Altman
- Hank Azaria as Mordechai Anielewicz
- David Schwimmer as Yitzhak "Antek" Zuckerman
- Jon Voight as Maj. Gen. Jürgen Stroop
- Donald Sutherland as Adam Czerniaków
- Stephen Moyer as Simcha "Kazik" Rotem
- Sadie Frost as Zivia Lubetkin
- Radha Mitchell as Mira Fuchrer
- Mili Avital as Devorah Baron
- Eric Lively as Arie Wilner
- Alexandra Holden as Frania Beatus
- John Ales as Marek Edelman
- Andy Nyman as Calel Wasser
- Nora Brickman as Clara Linder
- Jesper Christensen as Gen. Friedrich Krüger
- Cary Elwes as Dr. Fritz Hippler
- Palle Granditsky as Dr. Janusz Korczak
- Hannah Hetzer as Girl in Trench
Alternate titles
The French title for the film is 1943, l'ultime révolte.[2] The German title for the film is Uprising: Der Aufstand.[3]
See also
References
External links
- Uprising at the Internet Movie Database