Product Details

• Actors: Asael Bielski, Zus Bielski, Tuvia Bielski
• Directors: History
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001KZOUU0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,013 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Bielski Brothers (History Channel)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The true story behind Edward Zwick's Defiance is laid out in this brisk, straight-to-the-point account of the Bielski brothers, the leaders of a large, organized Jewish resistance effort during World War II. Escaped Jews from the ghettoes of Eastern Europe joined together in the woods under the leadership of Tuvia, Zus, and Asael Bielski, and for over two years they created their own hidden society of approximately 1200 people. This History Channel installment gathers together survivors of the partisan movement to tell stories, some of which are incredibly moving, such as the escape of Mike Stoll and his sister Bella from a train headed to a concentration camp. Another survivor recalls escaping the horror of the ghetto and coming upon the Bielskis in their forest enclave, where Jews were no longer under the heel of the enemy: "The whole camp was… something of a dream." The documentary's brevity means we don't get much depth on how the Bielski partisans actually survived from day to day, although a couple of the interviewees are frank about what they had to do to keep going. But this is balanced by the value of actually hearing the voices and seeing the faces of those who were there; when one woman sings a song of the camp, the decades suddenly collapse. As a companion piece to Defiance, it suggests the Zwick film was faithful to the facts, and to this story of heroism under terrible circumstances. --Robert Horton

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BIELSKI BROTHERS - DVD Movie

Customer Reviews

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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Bielski Brothers, March 17, 2009

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C. A. Luster "The Rook" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bielski Brothers (History Channel) (DVD)

This is one of the best WWII documentaries I have seen by the History Channel. It does an excellent job of not only giving you the facts, but making you feel like you experienced what happened when three Belorussian brothers that happened to be Jewish decided to try and hide others like themselves from the Germans. That would have been heroic in itself, but these three brothers didn't stop there, they used guerilla tactics against the Germans as well. Good quality DVD with plenty of replayability. If you enjoyed this catch Defiance.

CA Luster

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Introduction to the Movie Defiance, February 4, 2010

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Joseph J. Slevin (Carlsbad, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bielski Brothers (History Channel) (DVD)

I was impressed by the extras in the DVD Defiance that had its own documentary featuring pictures and discussions with the Bielkski children. This DVD features not only the Bielski family, but also actual footage of the survivors still living today.

Fascinating footage of actual partisans at work, actual on location shots of the village in the woods. This is simply a great history and a must for video of fighting oppression and tyranny.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, April 2, 2009

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Saul Markowitz - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bielski Brothers (History Channel) (DVD)

This DVD is great. True heros. The Beilski brothers make me proud to be Jewish. I am very happy their story was told. I am surprised it took this long to have this awesome story surface to the public. Better late than never.