The Man who Loves Hebrew

Overview

At the beginning of the 20th century, a language war raged in Palestine. The contenders: Yiddish, Russian, French, German, English, and Hebrew, a language barely spoken for 2000 years. This feature film tells the dramatic life story of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda who championed the cause of modern Hebrew.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1991

Original language

Hebrew

Spoken languages

English, Hebrew, Russian

Production

Belfilms Ltd.,Mordecai Slonim Productions

Cast

Sinai Peter,Irina Seleznyova,Gal Zaid,Kevin Patterson,Anat Waxman,Nissim Zohar

Director

Eli Cohen

Writer

Eli Cohen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0145001