It Is No Dream: The Life Of Theodor Herzl

Synopsis

The latest production of Moriah Films is It Is No Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl, exploring the life and times of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern state of Israel. Narrated by Academy Award winner, Sir Ben Kingsley and starring Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz as the voice of Theodor Herzl, the film examines how Herzl, a well known journalist and playwright, an assimilated, Budapest born Jew, horrified by the Dreyfus trial in Paris and the anti-Semitism he saw spreading across Europe, took upon himself the task of attempting to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine against all odds. Over the span of 8 years, Herzl organized and led a worldwide political movement that within 50 years led to the establishment of the state of Israel. The film follows Herzl as he meets with Kings, Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, a Sultan, a Pope and government ministers from Constantinople to St. Petersburg, from Paris to Berlin, from Vienna to Vilna in his quest to build a Jewish nation.

Main Cast

Ben Kingsley

Narrator

Age : 80 | Popularity : 31%

Christoph Waltz

Theodor Herzl (voice)

Age : 67 | Popularity : 28%

Matthew Asner

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Athena Demos

Age : 53 | Popularity : 3%

Brian McArdle

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tom Metcalf

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Steven Schub

Age : 56 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Original Music Composer	Lee Holdridge
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Joe Barnett
Writing	Screenplay	Richard Trank
	Original Story	Richard Trank Marvin Hier
Directing	Director	Richard Trank
Production	Producer	Richard Trank Marvin Hier
Crew	Cinematography	Jeff Victor
Editing	Editor	Nimrod Erez
Department	Role	Name

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