Defiance
Sign in to save2008 film directed by Edward Zwick
Film · TMDB
6.8Based 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.
Released: 2008-12-31137 minDir: Edward ZwickAction, Drama, History, War
Cast
- Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski
- Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski
- Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski
- Alexa Davalos as Lilka Ticktin
- Allan Corduner as Shimon Haretz
- Mark Feuerstein as Isaac Malbin
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.1/10
159,820 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
58%
Metacritic
58/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 5 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 23 April 2009
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- The Holocaust
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- Screenwriter
- Edward Zwick
- Cast member
- Adolf Hitler
- Composer
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Connections
Categories
2008 American films2008 English-language films2008 films2008 Russian-language films2008 war filmsAction films based on actual eventsAmerican war filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms about Jewish resistance during the HolocaustFilms about the Eastern Front (World War II)Films directed by Edward ZwickFilms scored by James Newton Howard