Uprising

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Uprising

Released Dec 7, 2001

2h 57m

Drama

War

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A teacher organises a group of Jewish resistance fighters to battle Nazis in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II.

John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

Uprising must be a movie because it makes us feel better about ourselves, when we know perfectly well that we don't deserve to.

Feb 3, 2018

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John Carman

San Francisco Chronicle

A solid network effort about heroism in a most immoral world.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 6, 2001

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Oct 10, 2005

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Uprising, though flawed in a lot of ways, is still worth checking out if only to learn about a true-life inspirational tale.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 1, 2003

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

Merits watching if only because it's a bracing corrective to the deeply entrenched image of Europe's Jews plodding, sheep-like, to their deaths in Nazi concentration camps.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2001

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Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

A superior film that deserves real movie treatment.

Dec 6, 2001

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Steve D

A tough watch but a powerful one.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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Garrett B. - Gtmkm98

Although overlong and often draggy in pace, this movie rewards you with extended action sequences that leave you satisfied with a ‘they finally got what they deserved' feel that you fail to experience on films like Schindler's List. The aforementioned action scenes are incredibly gripping and save the miniseries from boredom, although the last hour (mostly in tunnels under Warsaw) does fall to boredom. The movie also alternates regularly between color and B&W, furthering the symbolism shown in Schindler's List. Although every major actor takes great turns (well above the usual TV standard), David Schwimmer in particular makes this movie shine with his no-BS attitude and will to never stop until the Nazis leave the ghetto. Possibly one of his best roles. Although it suffers from overlong-ness and other issues, its best sequences endure as some of the best in TV, and maybe even movie, history.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/19/23

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Audience Member

It illistrates very well the attitude of superiority and contempt of others by the Germans, believeing in theiregotism they could take over the world. There is a hint of that still in their genes if you visit other countries where they holiday as I have encountered in Spain, Italy, Kenya, et al. I have also seen a Gozitan 6 inches smaller make a Tall German cower when he was insulted. Good job.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Great movie about the horrible treatment of the Jews in Warsaw, Poland, and the horrendous fight against that treatment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

so important to know that there were ghetto uprisings in Poland. I never learned about them in school. inspirational heroes are represented by an all star cast, doing terrific work to portray them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Rebelión en Polonia [2001]

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Jon Avnet

Director

Leelee Sobieski

Tosia Altman

Hank Azaria

Mordechai Anielewicz

David Schwimmer

Yitzhak Zuckerman

Jon Voight

Major-General Jurgen Stroop

Donald Sutherland

Adam Czerniakow

Synopsis

A teacher organises a group of Jewish resistance fighters to battle Nazis in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II.

Director: Jon Avnet
Producer: Jon Avnet, Raffaella De Laurentiis
Screenwriter: Paul Brickman, Jon Avnet
Production Co: Brooklyn Films, Avnet/Kerner Productions, Raffaella Productions
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 7, 2001, Limited
Runtime: 2h 57m