Partisans of Vilna

Overview

This extraordinary film tells the story of the men and women who formed the Jewish partisan movement in Vilna, Lithuania, during World War II. Using rare archival film footage dating from 1939 to 1944 and contemporary interviews with 40 partisan survivors (including Abba Kovner, a founder of the partisan movement and one of Israel's leading poets) the film explores the difficulties of organizing under the anarchic conditions of the ghetto.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 12, 1986

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Ciesla,NEH

Cast

Abba Kovner,Roberta Wallach

Director

Joshua Waletzky,Aviva Kempner

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0091726