Synopsis
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.
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Cast
- JJ FeildBobby Goldman
- Saïd TaghmaouiSaïd Chahine
- Maria PapasHadassah
- Patrick BruelDavid Levin
- Ian HolmBen Gurion
- Cécile CasselJane
- Tom ContiSir Cunningham
- Anatol YusefMajor Tell
- Dominic JephcottMajor Stevens
- Matthew MarshSir Gordon
Recommendations
- 50
Village Voice
Imagine watching Otto Preminger's equally silly 1960 "Exodus" now and you'll have O Jerusalem, minus Paul Newman's blue-eyed wink. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Formulaic film recounts the tumultuous birth of Israel. - 50
Variety
Features some first-rate cinematography and solid acting, but absolutely no sense of emotional boundaries. - 50
Miami Herald
What is evident from the film is that there was never any chance these two peoples could make a peaceful coexistence. - 50
Boston Globe
Alas, it aspires to be an epic drama but suffers from an acute identity crisis: It can't decide if it wants to be history, drama, or a cry for peace in the Mideast. - 40
The New York Times
Whether on a Middle Eastern battlefield or the streets of New York, characters converse in stilted, expository mouthfuls that smother emotion. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
O Jerusalem has the virtue of energy, but it suffers from superficiality, particularly with regard to the characterizations. - 40
Washington Post
Makes the mistake of including too sweeping a scope in too small a movie and with too few resources.
