Synopsis
In Search of Peace: 1948-1967 chronicles Israel's first two decades, offering new insights on the origins of the Middle East conflict. Combining a rich tapestry of rare archival film and photos, the film offers a unique global perspective on one of the seminal events in the 3,500-year history of the Jewish people. Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Anne Bancroft, Richard Dreyfuss, Miriam Margolyes and Michael York. "An unabashedly emotional and stirring inspirational history of Israel..."
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Cast
- Michael DouglasNarrator (voice)
- Ehud BarakSelf - prime minister of Israel
- Shimon PeresSelf - former prime minister of Israel
- Shula CohenSelf
- Nativa Ben-YehudaSelf - former Palmach fighter
- Rachel Rabin-JacobSelf
- Yechiel KadishaiSelf - personal aide to Menachem Begin
- Isaac SternSelf
- Abu DaoudSelf - shopkeeper
- Eli AmirSelf
Recommendations
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Los Angeles Times
Stirring, often tragic yet hopeful, In Search of Peace benefits from its eloquent narrator Michael Douglas, and from the voices of Edward Asner, Anne Bancroft, Richard Dreyfuss, Miriam Margolyes and Michael York. - 40
L.A. Weekly
The film at times feels less than objective, in part due to Douglas' often breathless narration. - 30
New Times (L.A.)
History buffs will find this film lacking, and it isn't really deep enough to educate the rest of us as thoroughly as it should. - 20
Variety
It's a timely, noble undertaking ill-served by a dry, history-textbook style that is at once too much and not enough.