Product Details

• Actors: Ian Holm, Tom Conti, JJ Feild, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maria Papas
• Directors: Elie Chouraqui
• Producers: O Jerusalem ( O' Jerusalem ) ( Beyond Friendship ), O Jerusalem, O' Jerusalem, Beyond Friendship
• Format: Import, PAL, Widescreen
• Subtitles: Italian
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Medusa
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001H5N1X0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,192 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Italy released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Italian ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind the scenes, Interactive Menu, Making Of, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: It's not easy to turn one of the most controversial events of the 20th century into a movie that makes your eyes roll, but "O Jerusalem" does this and worse. Shaping the founding of the State of Israel into a middle school history lesson - complete with textbook dialogue and strained neutrality - Elie Chouraqui's clunking film would much rather bore than offend. Based on a 1972 novel by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre, this movie views the conflict through the eyes of two American friends, a Jew (J. J. Feild) and an Arab (Saïd Taghmaoui). Touching on every bullet point - the 1946 bombing of the King David Hotel, the United Nations vote to divide Palestine the following year - the filmmakers struggle for fairness, and as a result most of the film's ire is borne by the British, who appear as pompous and callous wardens all too happy to cut and run. ...O Jerusalem ( O' Jerusalem ) ( Beyond Friendship )

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars O, Jerusalem, October 19, 2009

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M. Dillon (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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I thought that while the story was very compelling, the acting was pretty average at best, and awkward at times. It seemed more like a cheap, made for TV movie. I really expected to like it more than I did but just didn't find it very engaging.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, November 27, 2010

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Steve D. Howell (Allen, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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First let me state that the potential of making a good movie out of the material should have been a given. However, the directing, acting and story line were terrible. I could hardly finish watching the movie. Save your money - there are much better movies out there covering Israel.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars O Jerusalem, May 30, 2009

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Mr. D. Beale "Davru" (Australia) - See all my reviews
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The DVD "O Jerusalem" was somewhat thrilling in the presentation of the drama of the diverse ethnic backgrounds being placed in the cauldron of intransigence in the midst of the evolution of modern Israel. Having also read the book of the same title, I can imagine the unsettling feelings of both sides. What was then the catastrophe of human hatred, was then after left unmended with both the characters suffering the death of loved ones. This is still sad as the unfolding episode as we see it still outworks itself far beyond numerous handshakes on the white house lawn and more people of ill will wanting to continue the hatred and violence. When will Jerusalem be more than a vision of peace and become a reality? This is the question posed.