Name: The Pillar of Fire
Released: 1963
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Cast: Michael Shillo, Lawrence Montaigne, Nehama Hendel, Moshe Yaari, Amos Mocadi

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Release Date

Jan 1963

Premiere Information

New York opening: 6 Apr 1963

Production Company

Geva Films; Larry Frisch Productions

Distribution Company

Frank Kassler; Hoffberg Productions; Noel Meadow Associates

Country

Israel

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 15m

Synopsis

During the 1948 Israeli War of Independence, six Jewish reconnaissance fighters defend a tiny settlement in the Negev desert from Arab invasion. Uri, David, Rachel, Moshe, Kantrowitz, and Yossi learn that the Arabs are planning to attack a major Israeli city; but in an attempt to return to the outpost with the information, all but David and Rachel are killed. David, an American idealist living in Israel, and Rachel, a product of Nazi concentration camps, fall in love on the trip back to the post, where they give the warning. The Israelis are once again attacked by the Arabs; they sustain heavy losses but organize another patrol for the following day.