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Defiance

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

2h 17m2008RTMDb 6.8

DramaHistoryWar

English

Crew and Cast

Edward ZwickEdward ZwickDirectorDaniel CraigDaniel CraigTuvia BielskiLiev SchreiberLiev SchreiberZus BielskiJamie BellJamie BellAsael BielskiAlexa DavalosAlexa DavalosLilka TicktinAllan CordunerAllan CordunerShimon HaretzMark FeuersteinMark FeuersteinIsaac MalbinTomas AranaTomas AranaBen Zion GulkowitzJodhi MayJodhi MayTamara SkidelskyKate FahyKate FahyRiva ReichIddo GoldbergIddo GoldbergYitzhak ShulmanIben HjejleIben HjejleBellaMartin HancockMartin HancockPeretz ShorshatyRavil IsyanovRavil IsyanovViktor PanchenkoJacek KomanJacek KomanKonstanty "Koscik" KozlowskiGeorge MacKayGeorge MacKayAron BielskiJonjo O'NeillJonjo O'NeillLazarSam SpruellSam SpruellArkady LubczanskiMia WasikowskaMia WasikowskaChaya DziencielskyMark MargolisMark MargolisJewish ElderMarkus von LingenMarkus von LingenGerman SS ScoutRolandas BoravskisRolandas BoravskisGramovAlgirdas DainavičiusAlgirdas DainavičiusMotl Lubczanski
Aurelija PrasmuntaiteRachel
Ina FrismanaiteAvram's Daughter
Ana GoldbergLilaLeonardas PobedonoscevasLeonardas PobedonoscevasJacov
Kristina BertasiuteDark Haired Beauty
Kristina SkokovaRed Haired WomanRemigijus BilinskasRemigijus BilinskasPinchas ZuckermanRimgaudas KarvelisRimgaudas KarvelisOppenheim

Storyline

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
31 December 2008
Runtime
2h 17m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (1,975 votes)

Production

Director
Edward Zwick
Writers
Clayton Frohman, Edward Zwick
Studios
Paramount Vantage, Grosvenor Park Productions, Defiance Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$32.0M
Revenue
$51.2M
Profit
$19.2M
Return
1.6×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
German, Russian, English