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In Search of Peace (2001)

Genre : Documentary, History, War

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Richard Trank

Synopsis

In Search of Peace: 1948-1967 chronicles Israel's first two decades, offering new insights on the origins of the Middle East conflict. Combining a rich tapestry of rare archival film and photos, the film offers a unique global perspective on one of the seminal events in the 3,500-year history of the Jewish people. Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Anne Bancroft, Richard Dreyfuss, Miriam Margolyes and Michael York. "An unabashedly emotional and stirring inspirational history of Israel..."

Actors

Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas
Narrator (voice)
Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak
Self - prime minister of Israel
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres
Self - former prime minister of Israel
Shula Cohen
Shula Cohen
Self
Nativa Ben-Yehuda
Nativa Ben-Yehuda
Self - former Palmach fighter
Rachel Rabin-Jacob
Rachel Rabin-Jacob
Self
Yechiel Kadishai
Yechiel Kadishai
Self - personal aide to Menachem Begin
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
Self
Abu Daoud
Abu Daoud
Self - shopkeeper
Eli Amir
Eli Amir
Self
Shlomo Hillel
Shlomo Hillel
Self - speaker of the Knesset, 1984-1988
Hemda Alon
Hemda Alon
Self - author and translator
Joe Criden
Joe Criden
Self
Yosef Burg
Yosef Burg
Self - former minister of religious affairs
Gila Almagor
Gila Almagor
Self - actress
Said Al-Nahari
Said Al-Nahari
Self - political cartoonist
Yeshaya Steinberger
Yeshaya Steinberger
Self - Rabbi, student in 1967
Uzi Narkis
Uzi Narkis
Self - Israeli general
Ehud Olmert
Ehud Olmert
Self - mayor of Jerusalem
Ed Asner
Ed Asner
David Ben Gurion (voice)
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Golda Meir (voice)
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Yitzhak Rabin (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Ester Cailingold (voice)
Michael York
Michael York
Chaim Herzog (voice)
Mohammad Bakri
Mohammad Bakri
Self

Crews

Richard Trank
Richard Trank
Director
Matthew Asner
Matthew Asner
Co-Producer
Marvin Hier
Marvin Hier
Producer
Lee Holdridge
Lee Holdridge
Music
Edgar Burcksen
Edgar Burcksen
Editor
Lorraine Salk
Lorraine Salk
Editor
Carl Bartels
Carl Bartels
Cinematography

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