Uprising [videorecording] / Avnet/Kerner Productions ; Raffaella Productions ; Brooklyn Films ; producers, Jon Avnet, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Jordan Kerner ; written by Paul Brickman and Jon Avnet ; directed by Jon Avnet.
Information from container. Originally produced as a television mini-series. "Uprising is presented in a matted widescreen format preserving the 1.77:1 aspect ratio of its original television exhibition." Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Donald Sutherland, Jon Voight, Cary Elwes, Stephen Moyer, James Woods.
Summary:
After Germany invaded Poland in Sept. 1939, the Germans decreed that all 350,000 Warsaw Jews be forcibly detained in the area known as the "Warsaw Ghetto". In fear for their lives, the Polish Jews form the Jewish Fighting Organization (JFO) to fight against this oppressive force. When the German troops march into the Ghetto, they are surprised and repulsed by the JFO fighters. The resisters may not be able to achieve victory, but they intend to live with honor--and if need be, die with honor--while lighting the torch for resistance in the occupied territories. Their resolve will be tested as the Nazi's promise to completely eradicate the Ghetto as a birthday present for Hitler.
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