Summaries

During WW2 Hanna Szenes, a Hungarian Jew living in British Palestine, volunteers to go behind enemy lines to rescue Jews from deportation to death camps.

At the beginning of World War Two a Hungarian Jew living in British Palestine volunteers to parachute behind enemy lines in German-occupied Yugoslavia to save fellow Jews from deportation to Nazi Death Camps. After she enlisted in the British Army she trained in Egypt as a paratrooper for the British Special Operations Executive. In the Spring of 1944 Hannah and a few colleagues were parachuted into Yugoslavia and joined a partisan group. Despite warnings against venturing into German-occupied Hungary Hannah insisted that she continue her mission. Arrested at the Hungarian border Hannah and her companions are sent to a special prison where she is interrogated under torture. However, Hannah refuses to reveal little more than her name.—nufs68

Details

Keywords
  • death
  • rescue
  • apostrophe in title
  • jew
  • punctuation in title
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
  • Biography
Release date Sep 20, 1988
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Language English Hungarian
Filming locations Hungary
Production companies Golan-Globus Productions

Box office

Budget $20000000
Gross US & Canada $139796
Opening weekend US & Canada $60986
Gross worldwide $139796

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 28m
Color Color
Sound mix Ultra Stereo
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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