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Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

2014Movie⏱️ 1h 30mNot Rated
DocumentaryAdventureHistoryWar
7.7
IMDB Rating
704 votes

A group of Jewish American war pilots smuggle planes out of the U.S. and fly for Israel in its War of Independence.

Director
Roberta Grossman
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mina Alon, Richard J. Carson, Eddie Cohen
Release Date
January 30, 2015
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
💬 18
Reviews
📋 2.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Mina Alon
as Self
👤
Richard J. Carson
as Extra
👤
Eddie Cohen
as Self
👤
Leon Frankel
as Self
👤
Coleman Goldstein
as Self
👤
Lou Lenart
as Self
👤
George Lichter
as Self
👤
Gideon Lichtman
as Self
👤
Harold Livingston
as Self
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres
as Self

💰 Box Office

$288,751
Worldwide Gross
$288,751
Domestic Gross
$6,448
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Playmount Productions

🏷️ Keywords

israeli air force1948 arab israeli warisraeli independencemahalgroup

🎯 Categories

AdventureDocumentaryHistoryWar

⭐ Featured Review

Too Bad There Are Only Ten Stars To Award
by sdavid-416602015-11-07
10/10

"Above and Beyond is a most moving documentary, telling the true story of how US (and other foreign) volunteers, and Israelis, used unimaginable courage and ingenuity to build the foundation of the Israeli Air Force, and how against all odds they won the Arab war of 1948 to drive the Jews into the sea and eliminate the new State of Israel. With stunning visuals, the film makes the point that when the Arabs were tired of fighting they could simply go home, but the Jews had no such choice because they were fighting *for* their home. Impossibly outnumbered and out-gunned, the Jews knew that if t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2015, Audience Winner: Best Documentary Feature.

📖 Synopsis

A group of Jewish American war pilots smuggle planes out of the U.S. and fly for Israel in its War of Independence.