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1. Tantura (2022)
94 min | Documentary, History
In the war of 1948 hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Palestinians call it 'Nakba"'. The film examines one village- Tantura and why "Nakba" is taboo in Israeli society.
Director: Alon Schwarz | Stars: Avigdor Feldman, Yoav Gelber, Teddy Katz, Ilan Pappe
Votes: 1,315
2. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
Approved | 146 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1947, following the U.N. decision to split British Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, a former U.S. Army officer is recruited by the Jews to reorganize the Haganah.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Senta Berger
Votes: 3,849
3. Above and Beyond (I) (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
A group of Jewish American war pilots smuggle planes out of the U.S. and fly for Israel in its War of Independence.
Director: Roberta Grossman | Stars: Mina Alon, Richard J. Carson, Eddie Cohen, Leon Frankel
Votes: 676 | Gross: $0.29M
4. Hanna K. (1983)
R | 111 min | Drama
An Israeli lawyer is defending a Palestinian charged by The Military Court System in the Israeli-Occupied Territories. It's a tough case because of a strong political background.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Jill Clayburgh, Jean Yanne, Gabriel Byrne, Mohammad Bakri
Votes: 957 | Gross: $0.11M
5. 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: 106
6. Kedma (2002)
100 min | Drama, History, War
In May 1948, shortly before the creation of the State of Israel, hundreds of immigrants from across Europe arrive in Palestine--only to risk arrest by British troops.
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Andrei Kashker, Helena Yaralova, Moni Moshonov, Juliano Mer-Khamis
Votes: 792 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006 Video)
50 min | Documentary, History, War
This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic history that has run virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent film to today's biggest Hollywood ... See full summary »
Directors: Jeremy Earp, Sut Jhally | Stars: Bo Derek, Ana Obregón, Jack Shaheen
Votes: 624
8. 1948 Palestinian Exodus (1997)
60 min | Documentary
The film presents eyewitness accounts of Palestinian refugees and Zionist soldiers to tell the story of the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians as a part of the creation of the state of Israel.
Directors: Benny Brunner, Alexandra Jansse | Star: Joseph Rochlitz
Votes: 85
9. The Hope: The Rebirth of Israel (2015)
Not Rated | 109 min | Documentary
"The Hope: The Rebirth of Israel" examines the creation of the State of Israel, covering a time period from early Jewish settlers and philanthropists in the 19th century to the Israeli ... See full summary »
Director: Erin Zimmerman | Stars: Adam Alhuziel, Jeffrey Anderson, Yossef Assis, Ronan Azulay
Votes: 58
10. Pillar of Fire (1981)
50 min | Documentary, History
Documentary mini series about the History of Zionism.
Stars: Yossi Banai, Ian McKellen
Votes: 79
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: 120
12. Khirbet Hiza'a (1978)
48 min | Drama, War
Based on the novel "The Story of Hirbet Hizah" by S. Izhar (S.Yizhar).
Director: Ram Loevy | Stars: Gidi Gov, Marlene Bajali, Zvi Borodo, Rolf Brin
Votes: 19
13. Bravery (2018)
80 min | Action, Drama, History
A abandonment story of kibbutz Saar-Hagolan in the Israeli Independence war.
Directors: Yoav Arazi, Amit Ruderman | Stars: Ayala Shiftan, Chen Givaty, Maya Simchi, Reshef Sefer
14. Angels in the Sky: The Birth of Israel Air Force (2017)
Documentary
"Angels in the Sky," a story focused on foreign pilots who fought during Israel's War for Independence, is gaining momentum. The story is set in 1948 in the wake of Israel's declaration of ... See full summary »
Stars: Mitchell Flint, Giddy Lichtman, Leon 'Sunny' Ospovat, Danny Shapira
15. 1948 - Remember, Remember not (2023)
147 min | Documentary
Two films that create one work about the 1948 War of Independence unfold along two axes. One in the past, retelling the events of the war through journals and letters that were written in ... See full summary »
Director: Neta Shoshani
16. Homeland (IV) (2008)
40 min | Short, Drama, History
1948 War . Lolek,a young Holocaust survivor arrives in Israel and thrown in the middle of the desert. A stranger to the language and the new identity he is given, he is assigned in an ... See full synopsis »
Director: Dani Rosenberg | Stars: Itay Tiran, Miki Leon, Natasha Manor, Oren Dolphin
Votes: 15
17. Himmo, King of Jerusalem (1987)
84 min | Drama
Adapted from Yoram Kaniuk's best-selling novel, this heart-rending love story unfolds during the siege of Jerusalem in 1948. A young and beautiful volunteer nurse is drawn to the enigmatic ... See full summary »
Director: Amos Guttman | Stars: Icho Avital, Shay Capon, Amiram Gabriel, Avi Gilor
Votes: 45
18. 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
19. Love Letters from the War (2014)
60 min | Drama, History, War
The film tells the story of the year before the Battle of the Kfar Etzion in 1948 and the story of the battle and the slaughter of the Jews was carried out by the Jordanian Legion and Arab rioters.
Director: Boaz Armoni | Stars: Ido Bartal, Shlomi Bertonov, Noa Biron, Eyal Heyne Galli
Votes: 8
20. T'Kuma (1998)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of Israel's first fifty years of statehood, TKUMA brings to the screen the tragedies and joyful milestones of Israel's first half century.
Stars: Igal Naor, Joanne Lara, Michael Greenspan
Votes: 35
21. 804 (2011)
52 min | Documentary, History, News
A documentary about the South African volunteers who fought in Israel's War of Independence in 1948. Told mostly through interviews with the surviving South African Machalniks, this is a ... See full summary »
Director: Etienne Naude | Star: Etienne Naude
22. The Sons of Eilaboun (2007)
24 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary film that tells the story of the human toll that Plan Dalet claimed on a small Palestinian village in the 1948 war. The story of the massacre, expulsion and return of Eilaboun.
Director: Hisham Zreiq | Stars: Salem Zreiq, Ilan Pappe, Anise Zreiq, Melia Zreiq
Votes: 31
23. Islands on the Shore (2003)
93 min | Drama
Director: Yeud Levanon | Stars: Raida Adon, Alon Blumenshtein, Rony Bucksbaum, Roni Bukerbaum
24. Voices Across the Divide (2013)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Millions of dollars are spent on campus groups and in the media, aggressively promoting an Israel-right-or-wrong political stand and actively attacking students, professors, writers, and ... See full summary »
Director: Alice Rothchild
25. 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: 11
26. War of 20 Years (1970)
88 min | Documentary, War
Director: Paul L. Smith | Stars: Rivka Michaeli, Haggai Pinsker
27. Krav BaDerech LeYerushalayim (2003)
45 min | Drama, War
Stars: Tomer Russo, Roy Segev, Ohad Miller, Tomer Shay
28. In the Negev Wilderness (2013)
33 min | Short, Drama, History
During Israel's War of independence the 'Negba' Kibbutz is surrounded by the Egyptian army, and Avraham, The military commander of the place sends his only son, Dan, to a dangerous mission ... See full summary »
Director: Omer Nahary | Stars: Yoram Yosephberg, Eliana Shechter, Ben Ravid, Yiftach Kaminer
29. When Heaven Cries (2015)
3 min | Short
"The unthinkable had happened: the Jews of Jerusalem's Old City were being exiled, fleeing for their lives before the Jordanian Army's onslaught..." Original story published in the book "... See full summary »
Director: Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham | Stars: Yitzhak Alfia, Ben Zion Hazzan Ireq
30.
Kings and Generals (2017– )
Episode:
First Arab - Israeli War 1948
(2019)
24 min | Documentary, Animation, History
Animated history of the First Arab-Israeli War of 1948-49 showing the ebb and flow of combat through multiple United Nations truces as Israel gradually gained the upper hand and forced ... See full summary »
Star: Officially Devin
31.
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
32.
London et Kirschenbaum (2003–2019)
Episode:
Episode dated 18 September 2014
(2014)
News
Director: Ariel Levy | Stars: Michael Eitan, Nadav Eyal, Matan Hodorov, Yaron London