The Jerusalem File (1972) – Stills : Gallery
The Jerusalem File is a 1972 film directed by John Flynn. It stars Bruce Davison, Nicol Williamson, Daria Halprin, Donald Pleasence and Ian Hendry
Plot
The film follows a young American named David, who comes to Israel to study and finds an Arab friend who legally lives there. Before long he finds himself involved with others and finds not all in Israel is as it appears. The action takes place before the 1967 Six Day War.
Cast
- Bruce Davison as David
- Nicol Williamson as Lang
- Daria Halprin as Nurit
- Donald Pleasence as Samuels
- Ian Hendry as General Mayer
- Koya Yair Rubin as Barak
- Zeev Revah as Raschid
- David Smader as Herzen
- Jack Cohen as Allouli
Reception
The Jerusalem File was met with mixed reception from critics. A. H. Weiler of The New York Times concluded his review stating, “The politics, the disparate motivations and the implicit drama of youth defeated by a world they don’t want are only vaguely projected and are secondary to the chase and shoot-em-up action of The Jerusalem File.”