It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl (2012)
The latest production of Moriah Films is It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, exploring the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern state of Israel. Narrated by Academy Award winner, Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz as the voice of Theodor Herzl, the film examines how Herzl, a well known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spreading across Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds. Over the span of 8 years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within 50 years led to the establishment of the state of Israel. The film follows Herzl as he meets with Kings, Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, a Sultan, a Pope and government ministers from Constantinople to St. Petersburg, from Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to build a Jewish nation.
Director:
Richard Trank
Writer:
Richard Trank
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Ben Kingsley as Narrator |
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Christoph Waltz as Theodor Herzl (voice) |
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Matthew Asner as |
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Athena Demos as |
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Brian McArdle as |
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Tom Metcalf as |
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Steven Schub as |
| Editing | Nimrod Erez | Editor |
| Sound | Joe Barnett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Richard Trank | Original Story |
| Writing | Richard Trank | Screenplay |
| Production | Marvin Hier | Producer |
| Directing | Richard Trank | Director |
| Writing | Marvin Hier | Original Story |
| Crew | Jeff Victor | Cinematography |
| Sound | Lee Holdridge | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Richard Trank | Producer |
| Art | Susan Bradley | Title Designer |