Hanna's War (1988)
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Maruschka Detmers stars as Hannah Senesh, a real-life Hungarian Jew who became a martyr to the cause of freedom during WW II. Though safely ensconced in Palestine at the outbreak of the war, Hannah volunteers to venture behind enemy lines in Europe on a life-or-death mission. Unfortunately, she is… More Maruschka Detmers stars as Hannah Senesh, a real-life Hungarian Jew who became a martyr to the cause of freedom during WW II. Though safely ensconced in Palestine at the outbreak of the war, Hannah volunteers to venture behind enemy lines in Europe on a life-or-death mission. Unfortunately, she is captured, undergoing unspeakable tortures before the Germans are finished with her. The script, based on Hannah's diaries (as edited by Yoel Palgi), surprisingly downplays heroics in favor of sensationalism; the prison scenes could just as well have been lifted from a Linda Blair "babes behind bars" picture. Even so, Detmers is excellent in the title role, while Ellen Burstyn is likewise superb as Hannah's mother. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Menahem Golan
- Genres
- Drama
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- Media Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Ellen Burstyn
as Katalin Senesh
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Maruschka Detmers
as Hanna Senesh
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Anthony Andrews
as Squadron Leader McCormack
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Donald Pleasence
as Rosza Gabor
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David Warner
as Capt. Julian Simon
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Vincenzo Ricotta
as Yoel Palgi
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Christopher Fairbanks
as Ruven Dafne
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Rob Jacks
as Peretz Goldstein
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Serge El-Baz
as Tony
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Eli Gorenstein
as Aba Berdichev
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Josef El-Dror
as Yonah Rosen
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Rade Serbedzija
as Captain Ivan
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Dorota Stalinska
as Maritza
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George Dillon
as Milenko
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Teri Tordai
as Baroness Hatvany
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Yehuda Efroni
as Sandor
- Agi Margitai
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John Stride
as Dr. Komoly
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Patrick Monkton
as Kalosh
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Jeff Gerner
as Lt. Colonel Simmonds
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Shimon Finkel
as Ben Gurion
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Ingrid Pitt
as Margit
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John Rumney
as Uncle Egon
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Magda Faluhelyi
as Aunt Ella
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Emma Lewis
as Cousin Evi
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Russell Porter
as George
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Patsy Byrne
as Rosie
- Noel Davis
- Denholm Elliott
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Miodrag Krivokapic
as Col. Ilya
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Agi Margittay
as Professor Ravas
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Rami Baruch
as Enzo Sireni
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Balazs Blasko
as Male Secretary
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Laura Bokonyi
as Female Prisoner
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Peter Czajkowski
as Andy
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Magda Darvas
as Female Prisoner
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Tamas Farkas
as Hotel Clerk
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Gyorgy Gonda
as German Officer
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Nigel Hastings
as Jancsi
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Istvan Hunyadkurthy
as Smuggler
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Jozsef Imcze
as Hungarian Policeman
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Avi Koren
as Eliyahu Golomb
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Arpad Ladanyi
as Jewish Refugee
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Istvan Lakatos
as Detective
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Jozsef Lakky
as Ticket Clerk
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Barry Langford
as Air Commodore Hadley
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Miklos Nagy
as Detective
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Zsuzsa Palos
as Female Prisoner
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Csaba Pethes
as Porter
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Tamas Philippovich
as Andras
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Imre Szalai
as Sergeant
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Mordechai Tenenbaum
as Avigur
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Gabor Varadi
as Young Sergeant
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Jon Varady
as Guard
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Terez Varhegyi
as Marietta
- Jeremy Zimmerman
