Bibliograph

Blessed is the match, the life and death of Hannah Senesh, Katahdin Productions presents ; produced and directed by Roberta Grossman ; produced by Lisa Thomas ; written and co-produced by Sophie Sartain

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Label

Blessed is the match, the life and death of Hannah Senesh, Katahdin Productions presents ; produced and directed by Roberta Grossman ; produced by Lisa Thomas ; written and co-produced by Sophie Sartain

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated by the MPAA

Main title

Blessed is the match

Oclc number

317251817

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Filmed predominantly in Hungary, Israel & the Czech Republic in 2006-2007

Responsibility statement

Katahdin Productions presents ; produced and directed by Roberta Grossman ; produced by Lisa Thomas ; written and co-produced by Sophie Sartain

Runtime

Sub title

the life and death of Hannah Senesh

Summary

Tells the life story of Hungarian-born poet and Holocaust heroine Hannah Senesh, who was only 22 when she parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe as part of a rescue mission to save the Jews of Hungary. Dramatizations, interviews, photographs, newsreel footage, letters, and diary entries are used to illuminate Senesh's early years, her immigration to Palestine, her involvement in the perilous rescue mission, and her capture and eventual execution in Hungary

Technique

live action

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Life and death of Hannah Senesh

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