They Were Ten
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Baruch Dienar
Director
Ninette Linar
Manyah
Oded Teomi
Yosef
Leo Filler
Zalman
Yosef Safra
Shimon
Yosef Zur
Berl
Film Details
Also Known As
Hem hayu asar
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 17 Apr 1961
Production Company
Orb Films; Scopus Productions
Distribution Company
Arthur Sachson; Film Representations; George Schwartz
Country
Israel
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Synopsis
At the turn of the century, 10 Jews respond to a Russian pogrom by emigrating to Galilee. In the desert the nine men and one woman battle for survival against the forces of nature, hostile Arabs, and their own human weaknesses. Despite these obstacles Yosef and Manyah marry. Although a healthy son is born of this union, Manyah dies of malaria during a drought. As the mother is buried, a rainstorm breaks the drought. This proves a good omen, for Yosef thereafter befriends Sheikh Mustafa, enabling the settlers to live in peace with their Arab and Turkish neighbors.
Director
Baruch Dienar
Director
Cast
Ninette Linar
Manyah
Oded Teomi
Yosef
Leo Filler
Zalman
Yosef Safra
Shimon
Yosef Zur
Berl
Gavriel Dagan
Mirkin
Israel Rubinshik
Avraham
Nissim Azikri
Asher
Amnon Kahanovitsh
Shmulik
Itzhak Bareket
Yoel
Yehuda Gabbai
Dr. Weiss
Shlomit Kaplansky
Mrs. Weiss
Yosef Bashi
Jamal
Moshe Kedem
Sheikh Mustafa
Moshe Yaari
Turkish officer
Abu Attef
Eytan Priver
Crew
Film Details
Also Known As
Hem hayu asar
Release Date
Jan
1961
Premiere Information
New York opening: 17 Apr 1961
Production Company
Orb Films; Scopus Productions
Distribution Company
Arthur Sachson; Film Representations; George Schwartz
Country
Israel
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
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Notes
Filmed on location in Galilee. Released in Israel in 1960 as Hem hayu asar.
