Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Roberta Grossman
Meri Roth
Marcela Nohynkova
Zdenek Kozakovic
Zdenek Astr
Jinrich Hinke
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Hannah Senesh, a World War II-era poet and diarist, became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Jews in her native Hungary. Shockingly, it was the only military rescue mission for Jews during the Holocaust. Hannah parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured, tortured and ultimately executed by the Nazis. Incredibly, her mother Catherine witnessed the entire ordeal--first as a prisoner with Hannah and later as her advocate, braving the bombed-out streets of Budapest in a desperate attempt to save her daughter.
Director
Roberta Grossman
Cast
Meri Roth
Marcela Nohynkova
Zdenek Kozakovic
Zdenek Astr
Jinrich Hinke
Andrej Polak
Akiva Zasman
Peter Hay
Michael Berenbaum
Eve Charody
Judith Charody
Judy Baume
Alona Tal
Joan Allen
Crew
Todd Boekelheide
Rona Doron
Frank Gampel
Roberta Grossman
Marta Kauffman
Tracy Lilienfield
Sophie Sartain
Sophie Sartain
Michal Soun
Dyanna Taylor
Lisa Thomas
Blake West
Amos Zipori
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States February 6, 2009
Released in United States January 2009
Released in United States on Video May 11, 2010
Released in United States Winter January 28, 2009
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (True Stories) January 6-19, 2009.
Aired April 13, 2010 as part of the PBS documentary series "Independent Lens".
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (True Stories) January 6-19, 2009.)
Released in United States Winter January 28, 2009 (NY)
Released in United States February 6, 2009 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video May 11, 2010
