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| Directed by | Menahem Golan |
| Produced by | Menahem Golan |
| Screenplay by | Menahem Golan Stanley Mann |
| Based on | The Diaries Of Hanna Senesh and A Great Wind Cometh by Yoel Palgi |
| Starring | Ellen Burstyn Maruschka Detmers Donald Pleasence |
| Music by | Dov Seltzer |
| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
| Editing by | Alain Jakubowicz Dory Lubliner |
| Studio | Golan-Globus Productions |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
| Release date(s) | 23 November 1988 |
| Running time | 148 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English Hungarian |
| Box office | $139,796 (USA) |
Hanna's War is a 1988 film co-written and directed by Menahem Golan. The film is based on The Diaries Of Hanna Senesh and the biographical novel A Great Wind Cometh by Yoel Palgi. It is a biopic detailing the true story of Hannah Szenes.
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Hannah Senesh was a real-life Hungarian Jew who became a martyr to the cause of freedom during World War II. Though safely living in Palestine at the start of the war, Hannah volunteers to venture behind enemy lines in Europe knowing that in all likelihood, she will die. Unfortunately, she is captured, undergoing horrendous tortures before the Germans kill her.
| Actor | Role |
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| Ellen Burstyn | Katalin |
| Maruschka Detmers | Hanna |
| Anthony Andrews | McCormack |
| Donald Pleasence | Captain Thomas Rosza |
| David Warner | Captain Julian Simon |
| Vincent Riotta | Yoel |
| Avi Korein | Eliyahu Golomb |
| Ingrid Pitt | Margit |
| John Stride | Dr. Komoly |
| Shimon Finkel | David Ben-Gurion |
Although the film has not been released on DVD, the VHS version is available for sale at sites such as Amazon.com.[1]
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