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Orchestra of Exiles

Play trailer Poster for Orchestra of Exiles 2012,  1h 25m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Celebrated Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman saves musicians from the Nazis, then goes on to create what would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Nancy DeWolf Smith Wall Street Journal Apr 15, 2013
It is a moving tale -- especially because so many of the people interviewed are descendants of the violinists, French horn players, pianists and others who escaped Nazi Germany and other countries of prewar Europe. Go to Full Review
Mark Feeney Boston Globe Nov 22, 2012
1.5/4
Writer-director Josh Aronson's flaccid "Orchestra of Exiles" squanders the material's promise. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor Nov 2, 2012
B+
It's a great, too-little-known piece of history. Go to Full Review
David Noh Film Journal International Nov 5, 2012
Undoubtedly stirring documentary, marred by that seemingly inescapable, audience-non-trusting bane: the re-enactment. Go to Full Review
Ron Wilkinson Monsters and Critics Nov 5, 2012
8/10
The story of one of the greatest orchestras in the world, born out of one of the worst tragedies of the 20th century, the holocaust. Go to Full Review
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Josh Aronson

Director

Tim Eliot

Narrator

Zubin Mehta

Actor

Itzhak Perlman

Actor

Joshua Bell

Actor

Pinchas Zukerman

Actor

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Orchestra of Exiles

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Movie Info

Synopsis Celebrated Polish violinist Bronislaw Huberman saves musicians from the Nazis, then goes on to create what would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Director
Josh Aronson
Producer
Josh Aronson, Chilik Michaeli
Screenwriter
Josh Aronson
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Aronson Film Associates
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 2, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.2K
Runtime
1h 25m
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