The Long Way Home (1997 film)

The Long Way Home
Directed by	Mark Jonathan Harris
Produced by	Richard Trank Rabbi Marvin Hier
Narrated by	Morgan Freeman
Music by	Lee Holdridge
Cinematography	Don Lenzer
Distributed by	Seventh Art Releasing
Release date(s)	September 19, 1997 (1997-09-19)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Long Way Home is a 1997 documentary film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris. It depicts the plight of Jewish refugees after World War II that contributed to the creation of the State of Israel.

The film's emphasis is on the pitiful conditions for Jewish refugees in Europe after the war, as antisemitism was still rife and poverty was common. It also shows how emigration to the British Mandate of Palestine became a goal for many, but that British immigration rules often resulted in them being detained in camps in Cyprus. The eventual formation of the State of Israel is then shown, with emphasis on the debates in the White House between Palestinian Jews, President Harry S. Truman, and the United Nations.

The Long Way Home is narrated by Morgan Freeman and features the voices of Edward Asner, Sean Astin, Martin Landau, Miriam Margolyes, David Paymer, Nina Siemaszko, Helen Slater, and Michael York. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1998.

See also

• List of Holocaust films

External links

• Long Way Home/ The Long Way Home (1997 film) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Long Way Home at AllRovi
• The Long Way Home at Rotten Tomatoes