Exodus 1947 27 years old

The ship that launched a nation

Exodus 1947 is a one hour PBS documentary narrated by Morley Safer with a score by Ilan Rechtman. The Exodus 1947 voyage acted as a catalyst in forming the new State of Israel. The documentary focuses on clandestine and "illegal" American efforts to finance and crew the most infamous of ten American ships that attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Palestine.

Credits

Exodus 1947 Cast

Name Character
Ruth Gruber She was 85, 105 years old when she died as Herself
Morley Safer He was 65, 84 years old when he died as Narrator
David Ben-Gurion He was 110, 87 years old when he died as Himself
Ike Aronowitz as Himself

Exodus 1947 Crew

Name Department
Robby Henson as Director. Directing
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Exodus 1947 (27 years)

The ship that launched a nation

  • Release day: Sunday, July 06, 1997
  • Runtime: 56 minutes