Defiance

Defiance

137 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Dec. 31, 2008

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

Defiance

137 mins | Drama, Action, War, History | Dec. 31, 2008

Defiance
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Paramount Vantage, Grosvenor Park Productions, Bedford Falls Company, The, Defiance Productions, Pistachio Pictures
Original title Defiance
Directors Jayne-Ann Tenggren, Edward Zwick
Writers Nechama Tec, Clayton Frohman, Edward Zwick

Cast

Daniel Craig

as Tuvia Bielski

Liev Schreiber

as Zus Bielski

Jamie Bell

as Asael Bielski

Alexa Davalos

as Lilka Ticktin

Allan Corduner

as Shimon Haretz

Mark Feuerstein

as Isaac Malbin

Tomas Arana

as Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Jodhi May

as Tamara Skidelsky

Kate Fahy

as Riva Reich

Iddo Goldberg

as Yitzhak Shulman

Iben Hjejle

as Bella

Martin Hancock

as Peretz Shorshaty

Ravil Isyanov

as Viktor Panchenko

Jacek Koman

as Konstanty "Koscik" Kozlowski

George MacKay

as Aron Bielski

Jonjo O'Neill

as Lazar

Sam Spruell

as Arkady Lubczanski

Mia Wasikowska

as Chaya Dziencielsky

Mark Margolis

as Jewish Elder

Markus von Lingen

as German SS Scout

Rolandas Boravskis

as Gramov

Algirdas Dainavičius

as Motl Lubczanski

Ina Frismanaite

as Avram's Daughter

Ana Goldberg

as Lila

Kristina Bertasiute

as Dark Haired Beauty

Kristina Skokova

as Red Haired Woman

Remigijus Bilinskas

as Pinchas Zuckerman

Rimgaudas Karvelis

as Oppenheim

Janina Matekonytė

as Well-Dressed Woman

Leonas Ciunis

as Accountant

Aleksandr Zila

as Chaya's Father

Iveta Nadzeikiene

as Chaya's Mother

Clayton Frohman

as Isadore Skidelsky

Marc Levy

as Yechael Efrati

Zoe Rosenblum

as Sarah Oppenheim

Sakalas Uždavinys

as Lova Volkin (as Sakalas Uzdavinys)

Saulius Janavicius

as Israel Kotler

Leonidas Kotikas

as Krensky

Tadas Kavaliauskas

as Levine

Matas Cancingeris

as Little Boy

Diana Aneviciute

as Koscik's Wife

Sigitas Račkys

as Belarussian Police Captain

Vaidas Kublinkas

as Police Captain's Son #1

Valentin Novopolskij

as Police Captain's Son #2

Dalia Michelevičiūtė

as Police Captain's Wife

Ervinas Peteraitis

as Kissely The Milkman

Dmitrij Denisiuk

as Policeman

Antanas Šurna

as Orthodox Rabbi

Dalius Mertinas

as Belarussian Police Officer #1

Vaidotas Martinaitis

as Belarussian Police Officer #2

Aldona Bendoriute

as Jewish Mother Separated From Child #1

Darius Gumauskas

as Jewish Father Being Beaten #1

Irmantas Bačelis

as Jewish Father Being Beaten #2

Edita Užaitė

as Jewish Mother Separated From Child #2

Jordan Bielsky

as Villager Getting Shot

Gediminas Girdvainis

as Screaming Man

Stanislav Adamickij

as German Captain

Klemens Becker

as SS Captain

Jonas Tamulevicius

as German Courier

Jaroslav Pšenička

as German Officer In Car

Jolanta Dapkūnaitė

as Woman In Car

Miroslav Lhotka

as German Officer

Giacomo Strasser

as German Private

Mac Steinmeier

as German Sergeant

Dmitrti Slepovitch

as Musician

Arkadij Gotesman

as Musician

Borisas Kirzeneris

as Musician

Vidas Petkevičius

as Avram Rubinski