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Exodus 1947

Exodus 1947

"The ship that launched a nation"

8.0/10 1997 56m Released
Documentary

Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in forming the new State of Israel. The documentary focuses on clandestine and "illegal" American efforts to finance and crew the most infamous of ten American ships that attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine.

Director: Elizabeth Rodgers
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Top Cast

Murray Aronoff
Murray Aronoff
Self
 Ike Aronowitz
Ike Aronowitz
Self
 David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion
Self
 Eli Bergman
Eli Bergman
Self
 Moe Bernstein
Moe Bernstein
Self
 Ruth Gruber
Ruth Gruber
Self
 Morley Safer
Morley Safer
Narrator (voice)

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