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Elizabeth RodgersRobby Henson

Exodus 1947

  • Documentary

The ship that launched a nation

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RELEASE

1997-07-06

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LENGTH

56 min

Description

Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in forming the new State of Israel. The documentary focuses on clandestine and "illegal" American efforts to finance and crew the most infamous of ten American ships that attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine.