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Uprising

Uprising

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

20016.52h 57m

Overview

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

Directed by Jon Avnet
Written by Jon Avnet, Paul Brickman
Produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis, Jon Avnet
Box Office0Revenue: $9K

Top Cast

Leelee Sobieski

Leelee Sobieski

Tosia Altmann

Hank Azaria

Hank Azaria

Mordechaj Anielewicz

David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

Icchak 'Antek' Cukierman

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Stroop

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Adam Czerniaków

Stephen Moyer

Stephen Moyer

Kazik Rotem

Sadie Frost

Sadie Frost

Ziviah Lubetkin

Radha Mitchell

Radha Mitchell

Mira Fruchner

Mili Avital

Mili Avital

Devorah Baron

Konstanze Breitebner

Konstanze Breitebner

Ruthie Altman

Themes & Keywords

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About Uprising

Uprising is a drama, history, war, tv movie film released in 2001 exploring themes of rebellion, jewish ghetto, world war ii, deportation, uprising, nazi officer. Directed by Jon Avnet, it stars Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer. In the Warsaw ghetto in 1943, Jews rise against the Nazis.

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