ID

FBW000126      Docudrama

Country / Year

USA, 1954

Original Title

The Big Moment

Directed by

Nathan Juran (als: Jerry Juran)

Produced by

United Jewish Appeal (UJA), New York, NY; in partnership with Paramount Pictures, Inc., Los Angeles, CA / New York, NY; for United Israel Appeal (UIA), New York, NY / American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. (JDC), New York, NY / United Service for New Americans, New York, NY

Staff

Producer: Mel Epstein; Script: Don M. Mankiewicz; Camera: Lionel Lindon; Editing: Frank Brachi

Cast

Donna Reed (Deborah); Robert Young (Narrator); John Derek (Avram); Thomas Mitchell (Blumenau); Forrest Tucker (Uri); Eduard Franz (Dr. Berg); Steve Roberts (Joseph); Don Bender (Ricky); Ray Galli (Rullian); Henry Cordon (Policeman); Gil Warren (Registrian); Booth Coleman (Dr. Bauman); Grace Hayle (Agnes); Josephine Wittell (Marie); Harry Harvey (Ben); Lawrence Dobkin (Worker)

Length

28'

Format

16mm/sw/1:1,37

Abstract

Fundraiser. Three separate dramatized stories relate decisive moments in the lives of three different people: a boy taken off the streets of Casablanca by a jeweler he tries to rob, to be trained by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), an immigrant doctor brought to a small town in the United States by the United Service for New Americans, and a girl who survived the Holocaust and overcomes her traumatic past to become a pioneer, returning to her border settlement after leaving for Tel Aviv. After all lhe three immigrants are given a chance to live in dignity.

Subject Terms

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; Casablanca; Immigration; Fundraising; Survivors of the Holocaust; Israel; Jewish displaced persons; Tel Aviv; USA

Holdings

- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem: 274,3 m / 25'; 16mm
- Jewish Agency Film Archive, Jerusalem: 25'; 16mm
- Keren Hayessod, Jerusalem: 25'; 16mm

Bibliography

- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Filmography. Catalogue of Jewish Films in Israel. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1972
- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Catalogue of Films. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1976

Credits

- 1. [UJA] / United Jewish / Appeal
- 2. In Behalf of / United Israel Appeal / Joint Distribution / Committee /
United Sevice for / New Americans / PRESENTS
- 3. Donna Reed / Robert Young / John Derek / Thomas Mitchell / Forrest Tucker / Eduard Franz / IN
- 4. The / Big Moment
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- 1. "THE / BIG MOMENT" / was presented by the / UNITED / JEWISH APPEAL / In behalf of / UNITED ISRAEL APPEAL / JOINT / DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE / UNITED SERVICE / FOR NEW AMERICANS / Cast of Characters / Donna Reed - Deborah / Robert Young - Narrator / John Derek - Avram / Thomas Mitchell - Blumenau / Forrest Tucker - Uri / Eduard Franz - Dr. Berg / Steve Roberts - Joseph / Don Bender - Ricky / Ray Galli - Rullian / Henry Cordon - Policeman / Gil Warren - Registrian / Booth Coleman - Dr. Bauman / Grace Hayle - Agnes / Josephine Wittell - Marie / Harry Harvey - Ben / Lawrence Dobkin - Worker / Edited by / FRANK BRACHI / Photographed by / LIONEL LINDON / Written by / DON M. MANKIEWICZ / Produced by / MEL EPSTEIN / Directed by / JERRY JURAN / Support the / UNITED JEWISH APPEAL / through your local campaign / 1954 Needs / $ 119.921.150 / THE END / Produced with the cooperation of / PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION
Abschrift lt. Kopie: Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem