Edition |
20th anniversary collector's ed. |
Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 study guide + 1 songbook. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
Performer |
Narrator, Roberta Wallach. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Danny Shneuer ; editor, Josh Waletzky. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Summary |
Skillfully blended songs, newsreels, and archival footage with interviews of over forty Holocaust survivors to paint an eye-opening portrait of the courageous Jewish resistance who staged a sabotage offensive against the Nazis in the Polish city of Vilna. |
Note |
Special features: bonus grammy-nominated CD and liner notes in English and Yiddish: Partisans of Vilna: the songs of WWII Jewish Resistance ; elaborate study guide with background, glossary, bibliography and key questions for discussion ; two separate filmmaker commentaries with director Josh Waletzky and producer Aviva Kempner ; exclusive photo gallery ; filmmaker biographies. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Lithuania -- Vilnius.
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Jews -- Persecutions -- Lithuania -- Vilnius.
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Lithuania -- Vilnius.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- Lithuania -- Vilnius.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Added Author |
Waletzky, Josh.
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Kempner, Aviva.
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Wallach, Roberta.
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Ciesla Foundation.
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Docurama (Firm)
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New Video Group.
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ISBN |
0767064720 |
Standard No. |
767685961438 |
Music No. |
NVG-9614 New Video Group |
Standard No. |
QBX qbi05001766 |
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