Above and Beyond
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DVD-R Details
- Run Time: 1 hours, 26 minutes
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: June 26, 2018
- Originally Released: 2014
- Label: The Orchard
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Roberta Grossman | |
Composition by | Lorne Balfe |
Entertainment Reviews:
A fascinating little-known historical tale is stirringly recounted in Roberta Grossman's documentary about Jewish-American fighter pilots who volunteered to fight for Israel in its 1948 War of Independence.
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Hollywood Reporter
Rating: 2.5/4 --
It may channel the loose, adrenaline-fueled lives of pilots, but the film's inconsistent, often impassive study of this intriguing real-life adventure feels half-told.
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Slant Magazine
The film is best appreciated as a straightforward testimonial: old war buddies' hurrah against anti-Semitism.
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New York Times
Rating: 4/4 --
Reverential retrospective recounts U.S. pilots' role in Israel's War of Independence.
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Baret News
Rating: 4/5 --
This is a flat-out terrific film that is not ashamed to celebrate heroism and derring-do attitude.
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Epoch Times
Though naggingly simplistic in its historical scope, the film offers a fascinating chronicle of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war through the eyes of a daring group of men.
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Los Angeles Times
Rating: 8/10 --
Nimbly combines salty old dog storytellers regaling the swashbuckling derring-do of their youth with ILM's whiz bang special effects for a thrilling documentary ride.
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Maven's Nest
Description by OLDIES.com:
In 1948, just three years after the liberation of Nazi death camps, a group of Jewish American pilots answered a call for help. In secret and at great personal risk, they smuggled planes out of the U.S., trained behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia and flew for Israel in its War of Independence. As members of Machal -- volunteers from abroad -- this ragtag band of brothers not only turned the tide of the war, they also embarked on personal journeys of discovery and renewed Jewish pride.
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 85,909
- UPC: 889845942511
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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