Poster for the movie Hanna's War

Hanna's War

1988 • 148 minutes
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Hanna's War is the true story of Hanna Senesh, a Hungarian-Jewish WW2 resistance fighter, who would become Israel's "Joan of Arc". As a young person, she fled Nazi-occupied Hungary for Palestine, where she was recruited and trained by the British to serve as a commando. After completing her training in Britain, she parachutes into Yugoslavia with a commando team to establish escape routes across the Hungarian-Yugoslavian border for downed British pilots. Her attempts to save Hungarian Jews in Nazi-occupied Hungary, however, leads to her capture, torture and demise at the hands of the Gestapo and the Nazi-controlled Hungarian police.

Picture of Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Katalin

Picture of Maruschka Detmers

Maruschka Detmers

Hanna

Picture of Anthony Andrews

Anthony Andrews

McCormack

Picture of Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Captain Thomas Rosza

Picture of David Warner

David Warner

Captain Julian Simon

Picture of Vincent Riotta

Vincent Riotta

Yoel (as Vincenzo Ricotta)

Picture of Christopher Fairbank

Christopher Fairbank

Ruven

Picture of Robert Jacks

Robert Jacks

Peretz

Picture of Serge El-Baz

Serge El-Baz

Tony

Picture of Eli Gorenstein

Eli Gorenstein

Aba

Picture of Joe El Dror

Joe El Dror

Yonah

Picture of Yehuda Efroni

Yehuda Efroni

Sandor

Picture of Rami Baruch

Rami Baruch

Enzo Sireni

Picture of Avi Korein

Avi Korein

Eliyahu Golomb

Picture of Ingrid Pitt

Ingrid Pitt

Margit

Picture of Jon Rumney

Jon Rumney

Uncle Egon

Picture of Magda Faluhelyi

Magda Faluhelyi

Aunt Ella

Picture of Emma Lewis

Emma Lewis

Cousin Evi

Picture of Dorota Stalińska

Dorota Stalińska

Maritza

Picture of Russell Porter

Russell Porter

George

Picture of George Dillon

George Dillon

Milenko

Picture of Nigel Hastings

Nigel Hastings

Jancsi

Picture of John Stride

John Stride

Dr. Komoly

Picture of Patsy Byrne

Patsy Byrne

Rosie

Picture of Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Captain Ivan

Picture of Miodrag Krivokapić

Miodrag Krivokapić

Colonel Ilya

Picture of Margitai Ági

Margitai Ági

Professor Ravas

Picture of Patrick Monckton

Patrick Monckton

Kalosh

Picture of István Hunyadkürthy

István Hunyadkürthy

Smuggler

Picture of Teri Tordai

Teri Tordai

Baroness Hatvany

Picture of Barry Langford

Barry Langford

Air Commodore Hadley

Picture of Jeff Gerner

Jeff Gerner

Lieutenant Colonel Simmonds

Picture of Shimon Finkel

Shimon Finkel

Ben Gurion

Picture of Mordechai Tenenbaum

Mordechai Tenenbaum

Avigur

Picture of Peter Czajowski

Peter Czajowski

Andy

Picture of Tamás Philippovits

Tamás Philippovits

Andras

Picture of Jozsef Lakky

Jozsef Lakky

Ticket Clerk

Picture of Teréz Várhegyi

Teréz Várhegyi

Marietta

Picture of Gábor Váradi

Gábor Váradi

Young Sergeant

Picture of József Incze

József Incze

Hungarian Policeman

Picture of György ifj. Gonda

György ifj. Gonda

German Officer

Picture of Miklós Nagy

Miklós Nagy

Detective

Picture of István Lakatos

István Lakatos

Detective

Picture of Tamás Farkas

Tamás Farkas

Hotel Clerk

Picture of Zsuzsa Pálos

Zsuzsa Pálos

Female Prisoner

Picture of Laura Bökönyi

Laura Bökönyi

Female Prisoner

Picture of Magda Darvas

Magda Darvas

Female Prisoner

Picture of Jon Varady

Jon Varady

Guard

Picture of Balázs Blaskó

Balázs Blaskó

Male Secretary

Picture of Árpád Ladányi

Árpád Ladányi

Jewish Refugee

Picture of Csaba Pethes

Csaba Pethes

Porter

Picture of Imre Szalai

Imre Szalai

Sergeant

Picture of Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Picture of István József Nagy

István József Nagy

Man on tram (uncredited)