Israel, Why

Name: Israel, Why
Director: Claude Lanzmann
Released: 1973
Duration: 192 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Jacques Barkat, Schmuel Birger, Ran Cohen, Mikael Feldman, Simha Flapan

1973 · 192 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 157 VOTES · DIR. Claude Lanzmann

Overview

Using interviews and other footage shot especially for this documentary, French director Claude Lanzmann investigates the state of Israel in 1972. This movie concentrates on Israelis going about their business of everyday living.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,175 lines

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00:00:13 ISRAEL, WHY

00:08:14 Colonal Benjamin Shalit, Chief Psychologist of the Army

00:26:45 We swear to you

00:35:34 Why did he come to Israel?

00:40:28 I've waited for 17 years, I think.

00:45:00 and I could feel it.

00:55:24 by or near the Wall?

01:06:34 Would they accept

01:10:58 through these details

01:19:26 engineers and all that, they do well.

01:22:49 "Come on, get rid of pen and paper

01:28:20 Secretary of Gan Shmuel

01:44:05 Irak.

01:46:40 Sure I do. Why wouldn't I?

01:53:14 everyone wants to know he's taking part in this

01:59:22 - He was in the 6-Day War. - What did he do?

02:11:35 I'm looking for freedom, not happiness.

02:17:58 That's the only reason?

02:22:22 There were zinc huts, sir. Huts...

02:25:37 So you see, the families came

02:29:38 As I see it, I'm rich.

02:37:46 were exterminated.

02:41:17 But we must try to build

02:47:51 Now you have to go across great distances

Cast & Characters

Jacques Barkat Self Schmuel Birger Self Ran Cohen Self Mikael Feldman Self Simha Flapan Self Gad Granach Self Beno Grünbaum Self Paul Jacoby Self Claude Lanzmann Self - Interviewer Dolf Michaelis Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,175

Dialogue density6.1 lines / min

First line00:00:13

Final line02:47:51

Production Record

DirectorClaude Lanzmann

LanguageFrench

IMDb votes157