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O Jerusalem

O Jerusalem

20066.01h 40m

Overview

A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.

Directed by Élie Chouraqui
Written by Élie Chouraqui, Dominique LaPierre, Didier Lepêcheur
Produced by Nagib Kerbouche, Élie Chouraqui, Jeff Geoffray
Box OfficeBudget: $24.0MRevenue: $2.7M

Top Cast

JJ Feild

JJ Feild

Bobby Goldman

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Chahine

Maria Papas

Maria Papas

Hadassah

Patrick Bruel

Patrick Bruel

David Levin

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Ben Gurion

Cécile Cassel

Cécile Cassel

Jane

Tom Conti

Tom Conti

Sir Cunningham

Anatol Yusef

Anatol Yusef

Major Tell

Dominic Jephcott

Dominic Jephcott

Major Stevens

Matthew Marsh

Matthew Marsh

Sir Gordon

Themes & Keywords

israeljerusalemmale friendship1940sinterfaith

About O Jerusalem

O Jerusalem is a drama, history film released in 2006 exploring themes of israel, jerusalem, male friendship, 1940s, interfaith. Directed by Élie Chouraqui, it stars JJ Feild, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maria Papas. A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.

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