CinemaOSMovie · 1969 · 1h 43m

42:6 - Ben Gurion

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The title is a reference to the Book of Isaiah 42:6, “I, the LORD, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee free, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.” The film is an episodic, cinematic biography of David Ben-Gurion, from his days as a youth in Poland when he met Herzl in the town of Plonsk, through his move to Palestine/Israel, becoming leader, the days of the Independence War and the establishing of the State of Israel, signing the reparations agreement with Germany, and all the way to the making of this film – in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. Perlov’s film highlights all the key milestones in the leader’s life which it goes about doing in the tradition of the reflexive documentary, through the creator’s subjective and artistic pov. The film goes back and forth between documentary and scripted scenes, black and white and technicolour, and even archival footage colourised in bold, artificial colours.

Directed byDavid Perlov

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
HE
Released
January 1, 1969
Studios
Covenant Communications

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring

Alex Ansky

Shmuel Atzmon

Avraham Ben-Yosef

Rolf Brin

Israel Gurion

Israel Gurion

Albert Hizkiyahu

Abraham Ronai

Pnina Shai

Creative team
Directed by
David Perlov
David Perlov
Written by
Eric Pace

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