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TSAHAL (1994)

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Film details

Featuring

Arik Sharon Avihu Bin-Nun Ehud Barak
Director

Claude Lanzmann
Country

France
Year

1994
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Documentary on the Israel Defense Force. The centrality of the army as a sacred institution in Israel's political culture is shown as the result of Israel's engagement in five major wars during its 46 years of independence . The film also centres on the crucial link between the Holocaust and the very existence of Israel as a Zionist state.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - interviewee
    
    Arik Sharon
  - interviewee
    
    Avihu Bin-Nun
  - interviewee
    
    Ehud Barak
  - interviewee
    
    Amos Oz
  - interviewee
    
    David Grossman
  - interviewee
    
    Avigdor Feldman
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Claude Lanzmann
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Philippe Dussart Productions
  - Production Company
    
    Films Aleph
  - Production Company
    
    France 2 Cinéma
  - Production Company
    
    Bavaria-Film
  - Producer
    
    Bertrand Dussart
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    Dominique Chapuis
  - Photography
    
    Pierre-Laurent Chénieux
  - Photography
    
    Jean-Michel Humeau

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