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1. Appointment with Death (1988)
PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud
Votes: 6,062 | Gross: $0.96M
2. Shoshana (2023)
121 min | Drama, Thriller
Follows two Brit police officers Thomas Wilkin and Geoffrey Morton in their hunt for charismatic poet and Zionist freedom fighter Avraham Stern, who was plotting to evict British authorities.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Douglas Booth, Irina Starshenbaum, Harry Melling, Aury Alby
Votes: 193
3. A Tale of Love and Darkness (2015)
PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Amos Oz's youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories we tell become the stories we live.
Director: Natalie Portman | Stars: Natalie Portman, Gilad Kahana, Amir Tessler, Moni Moshonov
Votes: 4,354 | Gross: $0.57M
4. Carthago (2022– )
Comedy, Drama, History
Elijah Levi, a successful comedian in 1942 Palestine, is deported by the British authorities to Carthago, a detainee camp, in which he is held with Jewish underground warriors and Nazi criminals.
Stars: Uri Gov, Oliver Buckner, Carolina Jurczak, Philip Glenister
Votes: 214
5. The Long Way Home (1997)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
Director: Mark Jonathan Harris | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Israel Lau, Livia Shacter, Abraham Klausner
Votes: 1,272
6. Birth of a Conflict (2022)
55 min | Documentary
The Mandate is a 3 part documentary that will shed new and surprising light on one of most forgotten period in Israel's history - The British Mandate. The 30 years of British rule in ... See full summary »
Stars: Ohad Knoller, Moti Golani, Mustafa Kabha, Mustafa Abbasi
Votes: 26
7. Rising (2020– )
24 min | Drama
An adventure series set in 1946, two pivotal years before the State of Israel was founded. A seemingly innocent training farm secretly functions as a Strike Forces (Palmach) training base ... See full summary »
Stars: David Levinski, Meir Tamam, Gil Weiss, Matan Ksaidar
Votes: 32
8. Blue Box (2021)
82 min | Documentary
The JNF's Blue Boxes were part of a successful fund raising campaign to support the purchase of land in Palestine. Joseph Weitz was the man who orchestrated the acquisition and expropriation of Palestinian lands.
Director: Michal Weits | Stars: Ren Burttet, Dror Keren, R.H. Thomson, Michal Weits
Votes: 104
9. Sword in the Desert (1949)
Approved | 101 min | Action, Drama, History
In 1947, with only months remaining until the partition of British-administered Palestine, an American freighter captain smuggles European Jewish refugees ashore under the nose of the British authorities.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, Stephen McNally, Jeff Chandler
Votes: 319
10. Dawn (I) (2014)
PG | 95 min | Drama
Autumn 1947: Elisha, a young Jew, learns that he has been chosen to kill the hostage John Dawson, a captain in the British Army occupying Palestine. Will Elisha, himself a survivor of the holocaust, be able to commit this irrevocable act?
Director: Romed Wyder | Stars: Joel Basman, Moris Cohen, Sarah Adler, Liron Levo
Votes: 76
11. Israel: Birth of a Nation (1996 TV Movie)
Unrated | 100 min | Documentary, History, War
Sir Martin Gilbert, author of over sixty books and the host of A&E's JERUSALEM, hosts this gripping account of Israel's difficult first years. Filled with rare footage, photographs, and ... See full summary »
Director: Herb Krosney | Stars: Martin Gilbert, David Ben-Gurion
Votes: 119
12. Pillar of Fire (1981)
50 min | Documentary, History
Documentary mini series about the History of Zionism.
Stars: Yossi Banai, Ian McKellen
Votes: 79
13. Hide and Seek (1980)
90 min | Drama
Twelve year-old Uri reports his teacher Balaban as a suspected spy when he observes him meeting with a young arab man. Only later does he discover that Balaban's interest in the young arab is romantic rather than political.
Director: Dan Wolman | Stars: Gila Almagor, Benyamin Armon, Chaim Hadaya, Efrat Lavie
Votes: 46
14. Promises & Betrayals: Britain and the Struggle for the Holy Land (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
This documentary outlines the ways in which British policies during the First World War have contributed to the instability of the Middle East region today. Through never/before/seen ... See full summary »
Director: Arense Kvaale | Stars: Struan Rodger, William Wilde, Christopher Coker, Fred Halliday
Votes: 45
15. A Letter from London (2017)
50 min | Documentary, History
A Letter from London explores Britain's central role in the creation of Israel, exploring the reasons why Britain promised a "Homeland for Jews" at a time when the country was fighting the ... See full summary »
Director: Doug Dalgleish | Stars: Louisa Clein, Chaim Yavin
16. Jerusalem Cuts (2008 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
One war, ten days, three stories: the Old City of Jerusalem, at the dawn of a new Middle East. For the Brits, it's the shameful end of 30 years Mandate. For the Jews, it's the birthday of ... See full summary »
Director: Liran Atzmor | Star: Jack Padwa
Votes: 9
17. The Assassination (2018)
84 min | Documentary
On Friday, June 16, 1933, while walking with his wife Sima on the beach in Tel Aviv, Chaim Arlosoroff - a promising leader and a rising star in the Zionist movement - was shot dead at the ... See full summary »
Director: Avi Weissblei
Votes: 6
18. Sour Milk (2007)
10 min | Short, Drama
Jerusalem 1929, set against the backdrop of one of the harshest Arab attacks on the Jews in British Mandatory Palestine. Seven-year-old Haya goes with her mother, Leah, to the market to buy... See full summary »
Director: Amit R. Gicelter | Stars: Ashraf Farack, Adi Geva, Edward A. Lee, Offir Marcus
Votes: 16
19.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle for the Mediterranean
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
We tell the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields in World War 2 and the story of the war in Greece.
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Claude Auchinleck, Winston Churchill
Votes: 5
20.
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode:
The Golden Door (Beginnings-1938)
(2022)
TV-14 | 129 min | Documentary, History
A xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but is unable to coordinate a response.
Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Peter Hayes, Daniel Mendelsohn, Rebecca Erbelding
Votes: 203
21.
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode:
The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942-)
(2022)
TV-14 | 131 min | Documentary, History
A group of government officials supports and finances rescue operations. Allied soldiers begin to liberate concentration camps and find mass graves. The public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.
Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Deborah Lipstadt, Eva Geiringer
Votes: 146
22.
The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs (1998– )
Episode:
Programme 1
(1998)
49 min | Documentary, History, War
1948-56. The formation of the state of Israel and the wars of 1948 and 1956.
Director: Michael Simkin | Stars: Gideon Rafael, Clark Clifford, Abba Eban, Yitzhak Navon
Votes: 6
23.
End of Empire (1985– )
Episode:
Palestine
(1985)
Documentary
The end of British rule in Palestine and the creation of Israel.
24.
Une terre deux fois promise: Israël-Palestine (2018– )
Episode:
1897-1948
(2018)
54 min | Documentary, History, War
This first episode reviews the three decisive years that carved the Jewish state out of Palestine.
Directors: Blanche Finger, William Karel | Stars: Dina Porat, Shlomo Sand, Elie Barnavi, Anita Shapira
Votes: 18