The Long Way Home


1h 59m 1997

Brief Synopsis

Focusing on the struggle Jews faced after being released from World War II concentration camps--particularly pointing out the absurd irony of Jewish survivors being housed in "displaced persons camps," often on the same sites as death camps, surrounded by barbed wire and not allowed to leave, and mi

Film Details

Also Known As
Long Way Home
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Moriah Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 59m

Synopsis

Focusing on the struggle Jews faced after being released from World War II concentration camps--particularly pointing out the absurd irony of Jewish survivors being housed in "displaced persons camps," often on the same sites as death camps, surrounded by barbed wire and not allowed to leave, and mixed with ex-Nazi collaborators because camp assignment was done by country of origin.

Crew

Merv Adelson

Liaison

Caron Allen Polachek

Sound

Kate Amend

Editor

Tom Anderson

Special Thanks To

Tom Anderson

Titles And Opticals

Miriam Ash

Film Research

Edward Asner

Special Thanks To

Sean Astin

Special Thanks To

Jennifer Balalis-fisher

Editing

Amiran Bechori

Sound

Michael Blacher

Archival Footage

Joe Bono

Special Thanks To

Patricia Bosworth

Archival Footage

Travis Bowman

Graphics

Bill Brewington

Special Thanks To

Christo Brock

Associate Producer

Susan Burden

Other

Aaron Cain

Assistant Editor

Syd Cole

Editing

Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Advisor

Wendy Delullo

Editing

Carl Demarco

Special Thanks To

Marie-helene Desbiens

Editing

Ezra Dweck

Sound Mixer

Mark Friedman

Sound Designer

Nisha Ganatra

Production Assistant

Reuben Garcia

Editing

David Gertz

Other

Deborah Goldberger

Special Thanks To

Mark S Gordon

Special Thanks To

Chaim Green

Special Thanks To

Ruth Gruber

Archival Footage

Paul Hamburg

Archival Footage

Mark Jonathan Harris

Screenplay

Beit Hatefutsoth

Archival Footage

Ira Hearshen

Original Music

Ari Hier

Researcher

Marlene Hier

Advisor

Rabbi Marvin Hier

Producer

Sandee Hier

Researcher

Sam Hofstedt

Assistant Engineer

Adam Holdridge

Music

Lee Holdridge

Music

Carol Hopkins

Other

Jerald Jones

Editing

Silvana Kalasky

Editing

Tom Kam

Titles And Opticals

Ramy Katrib

Production

Brian Kibbie

Editing

Adaire Klein

Archival Footage

Marilyn Koolik

Special Thanks To

Amy Kronish

Special Thanks To

Martin Landau

Special Thanks To

Samuel Lehmer

Sound Mixer

Don Lenzer

Cinematographer

Hannah Levinsky-koevary

Researcher

Mrs. Joseph Lifshin

Special Thanks To

Joseph Lifshin

Special Thanks To

Jane Lueders

Film Research

Wendy Luterman

Special Thanks To

Mark Mandler

Sound

Professor Ze'ev Mankowitz

Consultant

Matthew Manning

Assistant Editor

Miriam Margoyles

Special Thanks To

Rabbi Meyer May

Soloist

Rabbi Meyer May

Advisor

Brian Midkiff

Titles And Opticals

Michael Miller

Other

Fama Mor

Archival Footage

Ray Morfino

Other

Andrea Nee

Special Thanks To

Bill Neighbors

Special Thanks To

Shlomo Ogaly

Driver

Yoon Sin Park

Editing

David Paymer

Special Thanks To

Roger Phenix

Sound

Abe Plotkin

Archival Footage

Akiva Potok

Assistant Editor

George Prince

Special Thanks To

Pike Rincon

Titles And Opticals

Phyllis Rosenhaft

Production Manager

Shari Rothseid

Special Thanks To

Kenneth Rudolph

Photography

Grace Rutledge

Transcripts

David Sabee

Music Contractor

Craig Sadler

Editor

Rabbi Herschel Schacter

Archival Footage

Rabbi Herschel Schacter

Special Thanks To

Roy Segal

Special Thanks To

Nina Siemaszko

Special Thanks To

Helen Slater

Special Thanks To

Steven Spielberg

Special Thanks To

Armin Steiner

Music

Christine Swanson

Production Assistant

Leslie Swift

Special Thanks To

Harvey Tannenbaum

Production

Richard Trank

Producer

Jeffrey Victor

Lighting

Douglas Wieselman

Music

Chuck Winston

Color Timer

Michael York

Special Thanks To

Efraim Zuroff

Consultant

Film Details

Also Known As
Long Way Home
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
Moriah Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 59m

Award Wins

Best Documentary Feature

1997

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Co-Winner of the Audience Choice Award (with "Mandragora," "A Forgotten Light," "Elles," and "Character") at the 1998 Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Winner of the 1997 Award for Best Documentary Feature by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Released in United States Fall September 1997

Released in United States September 17, 1997

Released in United States September 19, 1997

Released in United States on Video June 30, 1998

Released in United States January 1997

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States January 1998

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.

Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 8-19, 1998.

Released in United States Fall September 1997

Released in United States September 17, 1997 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States September 19, 1997 (New York City)

Released in United States on Video June 30, 1998

Released in United States January 1997 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.)

Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 8-19, 1998.)

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival October 9-19, 1997.)