ID

FBW003609      Short fiction

Country / Year

Israel / USA, 1949

Original Title

Song of the Negev / Ein Breira

Other Title(s)

No Choice / No Alternative

Directed by

Joseph Leytes

Produced by

[?]; in partnership with Israel Defense Force (IDF) / Israel Information Service / Keren Kayemeth Le-Israel (KKL) (=Jewish National Fund / Jüdischer Nationalfonds [JNF]), Jerusalem; for United Palestine Appeal (UPA), New York, NY / Keren Hayessod, Jerusalem

Staff

Producer: Joseph Leytes, Norman Lourie; Location manager: Sinai Leichter; Camera: Laurie Friedman; Assistent cameraman: Phillip Pendry; Editing: Gladys Bremson; Sound: G.E. Burgess; Music: Eduard Ben Michael (als: Edward Michael); Musical direction: Matyas Seiber; Narration: Ruth Vinton, Theodore Bikel, Phillip Hillman

Cast

Gideon Adar (Yoshke); Marianne Stein (Girl); Michael Gur (Fatty); Ephraim Breiner (Bailie)

Length

92 m / 8'23''

Format

16mm/sw/1:1,37

Dates

- 17 Aug 1949: Premiere

Further Remarks

- Tonsystem: RCA

Abstract

A dramatization of the battle for Beit Eshel during the 1948 war. Among the Jewish settlers are also Holocaust survivors, who are telling their story. A thrilling climax is followed by a call for increased immigration.

Subject Terms

1940-1949; Beit Eshel; Survivors of the Holocaust; Israel

Holdings

- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem: 92 m / 8'23''; 16mm

Bibliography

- N.N.: "Israel Exhibits Film at Venice", in: The Palestine Post (Jerusalem), Vol. 25, Nr. 7085, 12.08.1949
- Mandowsky, Ernst (als. Mando): "Films at Venice Festival", in: The Palestine Post (Jerusalem), Vol. 25, Nr. 7104, 02.09.1949
- Levin, Meyer: "Repatriation Epic Going Unrecorded", in: The Palestine Post (Jerusalem), Vol. 25, Nr. 7168, 21.11.1949

Credits

- 1. UNITED / PALESTINE APPEAL / Presents thru the courtesy / of the / KEREN HAYESOD
- 2. “SONG OF / THE NEGEV” / also known as / “EIN BREIRA”
- 3. CAST / YOSHKE - GIDEON ADAR / GIRL - MARIANNE STEIN / FATTY - MICHAEL GUR / BAILIE – EPHRAIM BREINER
- 4. Photography - LAURIE FRIEDMAN / Cutter - GLADYS BREMSON / Sound Recordist - G.E. BURGESS / Location Manager - SINAI LEICHTER / Assist. Cameraman - PHILLIP PENDRY / RECORDED AT RIVERSIDE STUDIOS / [RCA] SOUND SYSTEM
- 5. Music Composed / by / EDWARD MICHAEL / Conductor / MATYAS SEIBER
- 6. Commentary spoken / by / RUTH VINTON / THEODORE M. BIKEL / PHILLIP HILLMAN
- 7. The Producer wishes to / acknowledge the co-operation / extended to him by the / ISRAELI ARMY / ISRAEL INFORMATION / SERVICES / KEREN KAYEMETH LEISRAEL
- 8. A / JOSEF LEYTES / PRODUCTION
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- 1. The End
Abschrift lt. Kopie: Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem