Exodus 1947

Name: Exodus 1947
Director: Elizabeth Rodgers
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-07-06
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Murray Aronoff, Ike Aronowitz, David Ben-Gurion, Eli Bergman, Moe Bernstein

The ship that launched a nation

1997 · 56 min · ★ 8.0 · 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.

Directed by Elizabeth Rodgers · Written by Robby Henson

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

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