Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer

Originally broadcast in November 2001, this exceptional made-for-television film recalls Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan while forging its own distinct identity. It was the f...( read more  read more... )irst American film to dramatize the Warsaw Ghetto uprising of 1943, during which an underground collective of Polish Jews dared to defy the Nazis. Hank Azaria leads an all-star cast as resistance leader Mordecai Anielewicz, and the film follows his close-knit collaborators (including David Schwimmer and Leelee Sobieski) and their battle against the Nazi general (Jon Voight) assigned to clear all Jews from Warsaw. The uprising was eventually crushed (some heartbreaking outcomes are listed in the closing credits), but director Jon Avnet expertly maintains a sense of courage and hope amidst the palpable horror of the Warsaw Ghetto. Combining physical and historical accuracy with intimate character details, Uprising is suspenseful without being sensational, thus honoring one of the greatest symbolic victories in all of Jewish history. --Jeff Shannon

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Unrated, 210 min.

Directed by: Jon Avnet

Release Date: November 4, 2001

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DVD Release Date: December 18, 2001

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  • September 21, 2009
    that really was awesome movie ...
  • July 30, 2008
    Well done war movie. A rarity for network tv movies.
  • July 1, 2008
    An Excellent Movie!!!!!!!!!!
    especially if u hate Nazis
  • March 30, 2008
    its rly sad and Stephen Moyer he looks so hot in the movie ut hes not the same...im so happy he lives...
  • January 16, 2008
    brilliant performances and a great story. Hank azaria is excellent as is Leelee Sobieski
  • December 2, 2007
    one of the best films ever made about world war II and the only film to talk about the uprising in trhe jewish ghetto of warsaw, when the jewish society decided to take down the german nazis. with strong performances from hank azaria, a very good david schwimmer from friends fam...( read more)e, leelee sobieski, a strong jon voight as a german nazi and donald sutherland. With a wonderful story, strong characters and filled woith stong emotional moments helps makes this an inspiring piece of courage.

    a must see
  • August 13, 2007
    great inspiring story about some of the few survivors of the holocaust and their struggle to survive.

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