A group of Jewish American war pilots smuggle planes out of the U.S. and fly for Israel in its War of Independence.A group of Jewish American war pilots smuggle planes out of the U.S. and fly for Israel in its War of Independence.A group of Jewish American war pilots smuggle planes out of the U.S. and fly for Israel in its War of Independence.
- Awards
- 3 wins
Eddie Cohen
- Self
- (archive footage)
Coleman Goldstein
- Self
- (archive footage)
George Lichter
- Self
- (archive footage)
Al Schwimmer
- Self
- (archive footage)
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- TriviaAtlanta Jewish Film Festival 2015, Audience Winner: Best Documentary Feature.
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An interesting and seldom discussed part of history
"Above and Beyond" is a documentary from Nancy Spielberg, Steven's sister. Additionally, it was written and directed by women--making this film rather unusual. Sad that we don't see more like this.
The movie is about a period seldom talked about--the formation of Israel and its statehood in 1948. At that time, most of the Arab world seemed ready to destroy the country and Israel had few resources other than folks eager to create a new nation. They had nothing in the way of military--and the lack of an air force was particularly worrisome. This film is about this first air force-- mostly made up of foreigners (mostly Americans) using surplus WWII airplanes.
Fortunately for this film, many of the old pilots were alive to participate in the production--rather amazing considering how long ago these events occurred. In addition to this and some great production values and an interesting story, it's well worth seeing.
The movie is about a period seldom talked about--the formation of Israel and its statehood in 1948. At that time, most of the Arab world seemed ready to destroy the country and Israel had few resources other than folks eager to create a new nation. They had nothing in the way of military--and the lack of an air force was particularly worrisome. This film is about this first air force-- mostly made up of foreigners (mostly Americans) using surplus WWII airplanes.
Fortunately for this film, many of the old pilots were alive to participate in the production--rather amazing considering how long ago these events occurred. In addition to this and some great production values and an interesting story, it's well worth seeing.
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- planktonrules
- Sep 13, 2015
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- $1,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $288,751
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,448
- Feb 1, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $288,751
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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