The Palestinian (1978)
A powerful Palestinian documentary starring Vanessa Redgrave about the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) and its role in Lebanon, as well as the daily struggles and resistance of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. Filmed right after the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, the film highlights the Palestinian fight for identity, dignity, and homeland.
- Date of release
- 1978-10-02
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Roy Battersby
Casting
- Vanessa Redgrave — Self
- Yasser Arafat — Self
Interesting facts
The Palestinian is a 66-minute TV documentary from 1977. It was produced by and starred Vanessa Redgrave, and directed by Roy Battersby.
Production
In an interview with Adam Higginbotham for the Daily Telegraph in 2012, Vanessa Redgrave revealed that she funded the documentary by selling her house that she shared with her three children, Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, and Carlo Gabriel Nero.
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