Uprising

"They did the one thing the Nazis never expected. They fought back."

2001 2h 57m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 94

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In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

“They did the one thing the Nazis never expected. They fought back.”

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Cast

Leelee Sobieski
Tosia Altmann
Hank Azaria
Mordechaj Anielewicz
David Schwimmer
Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman
Jon Voight
SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop
Donald Sutherland
Adam Czerniaków
Stephen Moyer
Kazik Rotem
Sadie Frost
Ziviah Lubetkin
Radha Mitchell
Mira Fruchner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Avnet
Writers: Jon Avnet, Paul Brickman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 177 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jon Avnet, shot by Denis Lenoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sabrina Plisco shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Leelee Sobieski and Hank Azaria and David Schwimmer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They did the one thing the Nazis never expected. They fought back.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0250798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jon Avnet directs. Denis Lenoir behind the camera. Maurice Jarre scores. Sabrina Plisco cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 177 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Jon Avnet, shot by Denis Lenoir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sabrina Plisco shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Leelee Sobieski and Hank Azaria and David Schwimmer carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They did the one thing the Nazis never expected. They fought back.".
8IMDB entry: tt0250798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 94 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "rebellion", "resistance", "jewish ghetto", "world war ii".

The technical file

Cinematography: Denis Lenoir
Original score: Maurice Jarre
Editing: Sabrina Plisco
Production design: Benjamín Fernández
Costume design: George L. Little
Makeup / hair: Giannetto De Rossi
Sound: Brad Sherman
Runtime: 177 min · 2h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $9,266
Original language: EN
IMDB: Uprising (2001)

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badelf2022-09-29
★ 5/10
The best I can say is that it's fair. There are so many great movies about the Holocaust and WW II, however, that I want my three hours back.

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