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Judith (Original title)
Dates: 1965 (Copyright), 20 January 1966 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom, Israel

Directed by: Daniel Mann

Synopsis: Judith Auerbach arrives in Palestine illegally in 1947. Her aim is to find her German husband Gustav Schiller, a former Nazi who has taken her son, and kill him.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Israeli Palestinian conflict, Palestine, Kibbutzim
Releases
Date: 20 January 1966Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - MonoRuntime: 109 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Paramount Pictures
Date: 14 March 1966Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 109 mins Length: 9808 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Paramount

Credits (48)
©: Paramount Pictures Corporation, Cumulus Productions Ltd., [Production Company]: Command, Produced by: Kurt Unger, Associate Producer: Philip M. Breen, Production Manager: Lloyd Anderson, Israeli Production Manager: Mati Raz, Production Supervisor: John Coonan, Location Manager: Geoffrey Helman, Location Manager: Kay Johns, 2nd Unit Director: Nicolas Roeg, Assistant Director: Gerry O'Hara, Assistant Director: Yoel Silberg, Assistant Director: Ivan Lengyel, Continuity: Pam Davies, Screenplay by: John Michael Hayes, From an original story by: Lawrence Durrell, Director of Photography: John Wilcox, Additional Photography: Nicolas Roeg, Camera Operator: Austin Dempster, Alex Thompson, [Focus Puller]: Geoffrey Glover, Special Effects: Cliff Richardson, Special Effects: Roy Whybrow, Editor: Peter Taylor, Assistant Editor: Graham Harris, Production Designer: Wilfrid Shingleton, Art Director: Tony Woollard, Art Director: Tony Rimmington, Special Art Director: Tony Pratt, Set Decorator: Peter Russell, Construction Manager: Peter Dukelow, Costume Designer: Yvonne Blake, Miss Loren's Costume Designer: Gaia Romanini, Chief Make-up: Wally Schneiderman, Miss Loren's Make-up: Giuseppe Annunziata, Miss Loren's Hairdresser: Amalia Paoletti, Music Composed and Conducted by: Sol Kaplan, Music Played by: Sinfonia of London, Orchestrations: Wally Stott, Sound Recordist: David Hildyard, John Aldred, Dubbing Editor: Archie Ludski, Dubbing Editor: Janet Davidson, Stan Fiferman, Sound System: RCA, Technical Adviser: Nathan Shaham
Cast (46)
Sophia Loren (Judith), Peter Finch (Aaron Stein), Jack Hawkins (Major Lawton), Hans Verner (Gustav Schiller), Frank Wolff (Elie), Shraga Friedman (Nathan), André Morell (Chaim), Zaharira Charifai (Rachel), Arnoldo Foà (interrogator), Joseph Gross (Yaneck), Roger Beaumont (Zeev), Zipora Peled (Hannah), Peter Burton (Conklin), Terence Alexander (Lieutenant Carstairs), Daniel Ocko (Arab guide), Gilad Constantiner (Dubin), Roland Bartrop (Aba), John Stacy (researcher), Esther Kfir, Hilel Raveh, David Samadar, Aaron Shemi, Mona Silberstein, Judy Amer, Dahlia Bachboud, Eileen Benskin, Alexander Gronovski, Judith Hirsh, Adi Kaplan, Yeacov Ben Tov, Leo Young, Chanan Avdori, Wolff Barzelle, Zmira Eilan, Rina Harareet, Geula Jeffet, Michael Kfir, Shafrira Zakai, Pincus Pesso, Sam Rois, Naava Shan, Daniela Kochavi, Ben Zion Silberg, Rachel Timor, Alexander Yahalomi (Member of Kibbutz, Gates of Galilee), Shoshana Barnea ([Mrs. Gross])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (11)
In: Spaghetti Cinema n14 August 1986  Page: 32, 34
Title: Remembering Frank - part oneAuthor: CONNOLLY, William Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: The Film Daily v128 n9 13 Jan 1966  Page: 4
Title: [The Film Daily - v128 n9 13 Jan 1966: no known title]Language: English

In: Films and Filming v12 n6 March 1966  Page: 6
Title: [Films and Filming - v12 n6 March 1966: no known title]Language: English

In: Variety 12 Jan 1966
Title: [Variety - 12 Jan 1966: no known title]Language: English

In: The Hollywood Reporter v189 n1 12 Jan 1966  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v189 n1 12 Jan 1966: no known title]Language: English

In: The Daily Cinema n9181 18 Feb 1966  Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n9181 18 Feb 1966: no known title]Language: English

In: Kine Weekly n3046 17 Feb 1966  Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n3046 17 Feb 1966: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v235 n2 19 Jan 1966  Page: 449
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v235 n2 19 Jan 1966: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v33 n387 April 1966  Page: 61
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v33 n387 April 1966: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v232 n13 23 Dec 1964  Page: 13
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v232 n13 23 Dec 1964: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.

In:   Page: 12
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Production report.


Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 9900 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-1473738
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)


Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1602789
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)



Film materials(2)
Description: 16mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1602789
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: AcetateSound: CombinedLength: 9900 FeetStock date: 1965BFI identifier: C-1473738
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)