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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.

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Tagline
Freedom begins with an act of defiance
Release date
2008-12-31
Runtime
2h 17m
IMDb
tt1034303
Genres
DramaActionThrillerHistoryWar
Languages
EnglishRussianGerman
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Director

  1. Edward Zwick

Writer

  1. Edward Zwick
  2. Clayton Frohman

Cast

  1. Liev Schreiber
    Zus Bielski
  2. Mark Margolis
    Jewish Elder
  3. Daniel Craig
    Tuvia Bielski
  4. Tomas Arana
    Ben Zion Gulkowitz
  5. Jamie Bell
    Asael Bielski
  6. Sam Spruell
    Arkady Lubczanski
  7. Ravil Isyanov
    Viktor Panchenko
  8. Jacek Koman
    Konstanty "Koscik" Kozlowski
  9. Mia Wasikowska
    Chaya Dziencielsky
  10. George MacKay
    Aron Bielski
  11. Alexa Davalos
    Lilka Ticktin
  12. Mark Feuerstein
    Isaac Malbin
  13. Iddo Goldberg
    Yitzhak Shulman
  14. Allan Corduner
    Shimon Haretz
  15. Miroslav Lhotka
    German Officer
  16. Martin Hancock
    Peretz Shorshaty
  17. Klemens Becker
    SS Captain
  18. Jodhi May
    Tamara Skidelsky
  19. Iben Hjejle
    Bella
  20. Mac Steinmeier
    German Sergeant
  21. Jaroslav Pšenička
    German Officer In Car
  22. Stanislav Adamickij
    German Captain
  23. Clayton Frohman
    Isadore Skidelsky
  24. Valentin Novopolskij
  25. Jonjo O'Neill
    Lazar
  26. Kate Fahy
    Riva Reich
  27. Leonardas Pobedonoscevas
    Jacov
  28. Rolandas Boravskis
    Gramov
  29. Dalius Mertinas
    Belarussian Police Officer #1
  30. Marc Levy
    Yechael Efrati
  31. Sakalas Uždavinys
    Lova Volkin (as Sakalas Uzdavinys)
  32. Sigitas Račkys
    Belarussian Police Captain
  33. Valentin Novopolskij
    Police Captain's Son #2
  34. Ervinas Martynas Peteraitis
    Kissely The Milkman
  35. Vaidotas Martinaitis
    Belarussian Police Officer #2
  36. Algirdas Dainavičius
    Motl Lubczanski
  37. Antanas Šurna
    Orthodox Rabbi
  38. Gediminas Girdvainis
    Screaming Man
  39. Markus von Lingen
    German SS Scout
  40. Vidas Petkevičius
    Avram Rubinski
  41. Darius Gumauskas
    Jewish Father Being Beaten #1
  42. Aurelija Prasmuntaite
    Rachel
  43. Arkadij Gotesman
    Musician
  44. Jordan Bielsky
    Villager Getting Shot
  45. Dalia Michelevičiūtė
    Police Captain's Wife
  46. Irmantas Bačelis
    Jewish Father Being Beaten #2
  47. Kristina Skokova
    Red Haired Woman
  48. Leonidas Kotikas
    Krensky
  49. Raimondas Sviackevicius
    Musician
  50. Zoe Rosenblum
    Sarah Oppenheim
  51. Jolanta Dapkūnaitė
    Woman In Car
  52. Matas Cancingeris
    Little Boy
  53. Leonas Ciunis
    Accountant
  54. Aldona Bendoriute
    Jewish Mother Separated From Child #1
  55. Giacomo Strasser
    German Private
  56. Iveta Nadzeikiene
    Chaya's Mother
  57. Jonas Tamulevicius
    German Courier
  58. Kristina Bertasiute
    Dark Haired Beauty
  59. Rimantė Valiukaitė
    Miriam
  60. Saulius Janavicius
    Israel Kotler
  61. Edita Užaitė
    Jewish Mother Separated From Child #2
  62. Ana Goldberg
    Lila
  63. Janina Matekonytė
    Well-Dressed Woman
  64. Vaidas Kublinkas
    Police Captain's Son #1
  65. Aleksandr Zila
    Chaya's Father
  66. Borisas Kirzeneris
    Musician
  67. Dalia Smalskiene
    Rosa
  68. Diana Aneviciute-Valiusaitiene
    Koscik's Wife
  69. Dmitrij Denisiuk
    Policeman
  70. Dmitrti Slepovitch
    Musician
  71. Ina Frismanaite
    Avram's Daughter
  72. Remigijus Bilinskas
    Pinchas Zuckerman
  73. Rimgaudas Karvelis
    Oppenheim
  74. Tadas Kavaliauskas
    Levine

Composer

  1. James Newton Howard

Producer

  1. Edward Zwick
  2. Pieter Jan Brugge

Director of Photography

  1. Eduardo Serra

Editor

  1. Steven Rosenblum