It is No Dream - The Life of Theodor Herzl
ISRAELI LEADERS • 1h 37m
"It is No Dream" explores the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern state of Israel. Narrated by Academy Award winner, Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz as the voice of Theodor Herzl, the film examines how Herzl, a well known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spreading across Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds. Over the span of 8 years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within 50 years led to the establishment of the state of Israel. The film follows Herzl as he meets with Kings, Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, a Sultan, a Pope and government ministers from Constantinople to St. Petersburg, from Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to build a Jewish nation.
Year: 2012
Language: English, English subtitles (use CC to activate)
Director: Richard Trank
Producer: Katrin Osmialowski
Cast: Christoph Waltz, Ben Kingsley, Matthew Asner, Athena Demos, Steven Schub, Brian McArdle
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