Defiance (2008)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $32,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $51,155,219.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.956 |
Directed By
Edward Zwick
Crew
Edward Zwick
Clayton Frohman
Edward Zwick
Edward Zwick
Gail Stevens
Victoria Thomas
Eduardo Serra
Jenny Beavan
Dan Weil
Yann Biquand
Véronique Melery
Felicity Wright
Jana Chovancova
Renuaras Krivelis
Lon Bender
Carl Fischer
Andy Nelson
Jon Title
William Mesa
Catherine Sudolcan
Mark Ferguson
David Otzen
Renata Petuchovaitė
David Olson
Irmantas Kavoliunas
Michail Purenok
Roma Gailiuviene
David Lindsay
Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Boris Wolfson
Annija Tetere
Steven Rosenblum
Kristie Matthiae
Emily Wallin
Lincoln Kupchak
Klemens Becker
Mike Proudfoot
Karen Ballard
Michel Atanassian
Bo B. Randulff
Beth Dewey
Martha Pike
Matthew Schmidt
Alisa Buckley
Eddie Rubin
Pieter Jan Brugge
Pieter Jan Brugge
James Newton Howard
Tony Luckwill
Lizzie Lawson
Nechama Tec
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Yesi Ramirez
Charlotte Law
Trefor Proud
Daran Fulham
Steve Griffin
Laura Harris Atkinson
Laura Harris Atkinson
Nancy Nugent
Nancy Nugent
Michael Hertlein
Michael Hertlein
Frederick H. Stahly
Frederick H. Stahly
Gregoire Daure
Berto
Kerry Dean Williams
Jeffrey Wilhoit
James Moriana
Diane Marshall
Nerses Gezalyan
Brett Voss
Randy Kelley
Anna Behlmer
Tony Lamberti
James Bolt
Petur Hliddal
Alistair Williams
Raimondas Dičius
TOP CAST
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
Kate Fahy
Riva Reich
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
Algirdas Dainavičius
Motl Lubczanski
Aurelija Prasmuntaite
Rachel
Ina Frismanaite
Avram's Daughter
Ana Goldberg
Lila
Leonardas Pobedonoscevas
Jacov
Kristina Bertasiute
Dark Haired Beauty
Kristina Skokova
Red Haired Woman
Remigijus Bilinskas
Pinchas Zuckerman
Rimgaudas Karvelis
Oppenheim
Janina Matekonytė
Well-Dressed Woman
Leonas Ciunis
Accountant
Aleksandr Zila
Chaya's Father
Iveta Nadzeikiene
Chaya's Mother
Clayton Frohman
Isadore Skidelsky
Marc Levy
Yechael Efrati
Zoe Rosenblum
Sarah Oppenheim
Sakalas Uždavinys
Lova Volkin (as Sakalas Uzdavinys)
Saulius Janavicius
Israel Kotler
Leonidas Kotikas
Krensky
Dalia Smalskiene
Rosa
Tadas Kavaliauskas
Levine
Matas Cancingeris
Little Boy
Diana Aneviciute
Koscik's Wife
Sigitas Račkys
Belarussian Police Captain
Vaidas Kublinkas
Police Captain's Son #1
Valentin Novopolskij
Police Captain's Son #2
Dalia Michelevičiūtė
Police Captain's Wife
Ervinas Peteraitis
Kissely The Milkman
Dmitrij Denisiuk
Policeman
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