Defiance (2008)

 

Defiance

2008 ‧ War/Action ‧ 2h 17m

MOVIE INFO

In 1941, Nazi soldiers are slaughtering Eastern European Jews by the thousands. Three brothers, Tuvia (Daniel Craig), Zus (Liev Schreiber) and Asael (Jamie Bell), manage to escape and take refuge in the forest where they played in childhood. Seeking a way to avenge the deaths of their loved ones, the brothers turn their daily struggle for survival into a battle against the Nazis. As news of their exploits spreads, others join the fray, willing to risk their lives for even brief freedom.

• Rating: R (Violence|Language)

• Genre: History, Drama, War

• Original Language: English

• Director: Edward Zwick

• Producer: Edward Zwick, Pieter Jan Brugge

• Writer: Edward Zwick, Clayton Frohman

• Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 2009  Wide

• Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2012

• Box Office (Gross USA): $28.6M

• Runtime: 2h 16m

• Distributor: Paramount Pictures

• Production Co: Grosvenor Park Productions, Bedford Falls Productions

CAST & CREW

Daniel Craig

Tuvia Bielski

Liev Schreiber

Zus Bielski

Jamie Bell

Asael Bielski

Alexa Davalos

Lilka Ticktin

Allan Corduner

Shimon Haretz

Mark Feuerstein

Isaac Malbin

Tomas Arana

Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Jodhi May

Tamara Skidelsky

Iddo Goldberg

Yitzhak Shulman

Iben Hjejle

Bella

Martin Hancock

Peretz Shorshaty

Ravil Isyanov

Viktor Panchenko

Jacek Koman

Konstanty "Koscik" Kozlowski

George MacKay

Aron Bielski

Jonjo O'Neill

Lazar

Sam Spruell

Arkady Lubczanski

Mia Wasikowska

Chaya Dziencielsky

Mark Margolis

Jewish Elder

Markus von Lingen

German SS Scout

Rolandas Boravskis

Gramov

Edward Zwick

Director

Edward Zwick

Screenwriter

Clayton Frohman

Screenwriter

Edward Zwick

Producer

Pieter Jan Brugge

Producer

Marshall Herskovitz

Executive Producer

Eduardo Serra

Cinematographer

Dan Weil

Production Design

Jenny Beavan

Costume Design

James Newton Howard

Original Music

Steven Rosenblum

Film Editing

Daran Fulham

Supervising Art Direction

Véronique Melery

Set Decoration

Gail Stevens

Casting