Judith movie storyline. In Palestine in 1948, the British prepare to end their Mandate, leaving an independent Israel behind. The problems of the British may be ending but for the new state of Israel they’re just beginning. Israel is surrounded by hostile Arab nations and must fight to defend itself from aggression.
The Israeli defense force, the Haganah, has received intelligence that Arab forces, Syria in particular, are employing former German Panzer commander General Gustav Schiller to train them in tank tactics against Israel. The Israelis also learn that General Schiller’s wife, Judith Auerbach Schiller, is a Jewish woman who was betrayed by her husband and was left to die in a concentration camp. Judith has survived the camp and is searching for her husband to exact revenge and to locate their son.
The Haganah decides to find Judith and use her knowledge in order to locate the general, positively identify him and make him reveal the Syrian attack plans. Judith is smuggled into Israel and hidden in a kibbutz under the care of Haganah commander Aaron Stein. Life in the kibbutz is not easy for Judith, work is hard, safety is not guaranteed and she grows impatient and frustrated. Haganah leaders suggest to her that the British may have a file on her husband, like on most war criminals, and it may contain his latest whereabouts.
However, this means Judith may have to ingratiate herself with the local British commander, Major Lawton, who has access to the files. When Major Lawton finally succumbs to the charms of sensual Judith he hands over the file to her. Unfortunately, General Gustav Schiller’s last whereabouts are in Damascus, Syria. The Israeli intelligence team decides to go into the lion’s den and try to capture the German General. Judith is asked to go along with the team, in order to identify the General, but she is only thinking of revenge.
Judith is a 1966 drama film made by Command Productions, Cumulus Productions and Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Kurt Unger from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the story by Lawrence Durrell. The music score was by Sol Kaplan and the cinematography by John Wilcox. The film stars Sophia Loren, Peter Finch and Jack Hawkins with Hans Verner, Frank Wolff, Shraga Friedman, André Morell, Zaharira Harifai, Terence Alexander, Arnoldo Foà and Daniel Ocko.
Judith (1966)
Directed by: Daniel Mann
Starring: Sophia Loren, Peter Finch, Jack Hawkins, Hans Verner, Frank Wolff, Shraga Friedman, André Morell, Zaharira Harifai, Terence Alexander, Arnoldo Foà, Daniel Ocko
Screenplay by: John Michael Hayes
Production Design by: Wilfred Shingleton
Cinematography by: John Wilcox
Film Editing by: Peter Taylor
Art Direction by: Tony Rimmington, Tony Woollard
Makeup Department: Wally Schneiderman
Music by: Sol Kaplan
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: January 20, 1966 (United States)
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