Uprising

Uprising (2001)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 83% of users liked it
    (2,314 ratings)

Uprising is based on the true story of the Jewish Fighting Organization, a courageous band of youthful Polish guerrillas and freedom fighters who refused to knuckle under to the Nazis during World War II. Led by schoolteacher Mordechai Anielewicz (Hank Azaria), the organization comes into being as… More

Unrated, 3 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Jon Avnet
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Nov 4, 2001 Wide
On DVD
Dec 18, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • John Carman, San Francisco Chronicle

    A solid network effort about heroism in a most immoral world.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    Uprising, though flawed in a lot of ways, is still worth checking out if only to learn about a true-life inspirational tale.

  • Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Merits watching if only because it's a bracing corrective to the deeply entrenched image of Europe's Jews plodding, sheep-like, to their deaths in Nazi concentration camps.

  • Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

    A superior film that deserves real movie treatment.

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