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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Hava nagila : the movie / Katahdin Productions & More Horses Productions ; directed and produced by Roberta Grossman ; written & produced by Sophie Sartain ; produced by Marta Kauffman.

Publisher, Date:

[New York] : Docurama, [2013]

[Los Angeles] : Cinedigm

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 75 min.) : sound, color, with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

video file DVD video

Summary:

A documentary on the history, mystery, and meaning of the ubiquitous Jewish standard Havah nagilah. The film follows the around-the-world journey of the song from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to Palestine and all the way to America.

Target Audience Note:

Rating: Not rated.

Subjects:

Havah nagilah.

Songs, Hebrew -- History and criticism.

Jews -- Songs and music.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Other Author:

Grossman, Roberta, film producer.

Kauffman, Marta, 1956- film producer.

Sartain, Sophie, screenwriter, film producer.

Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023.

Francis, Connie.

Nimoy, Leonard.

Campbell, Glen, 1936-2017.

Spektor, Regina.

Schwimmer, Rusty, narrator.

Klezmatics (Musical group)

Katahdin Productions (Firm), production company.

More Horses Productions, production company.

Docurama (Firm), publisher.

Cinedigm (Firm), film distributor.

Other Title:

Havah nagilah

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.

Bonus features: Extended interviews; historical footage; musical clips; trailer.

Cinematography, Dyanna Taylor, Mike Chin ; editor, Chris Callister.

Featuring Harry Belafonte, Connie Francis, Leonard Nimoy, Glen Campbell, Regina Spektor, The Klezmatics. with: Johnny Yune, Josh Kun, Henry Sapoznik, James Loeffler, Chazzan Danny Maseng, Yisrael Friedman, Lawrence Kushner, Gila Flam, Edwin Seroussi, Ayala Goren, Dani Dassa, Pete Sokolow, Lila Corwin Berman, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Irving Fields. Narrator: Rusty Schwimmer.

DVD, NTSC; Dolby Digital 2.0, 5.1 surround sound

Closed-captioned.

ISBN:

9786315200748

6315200745

Publisher Number:

88129509000

2028574

Other Number:

859211976

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

387409

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 782.4 Hava nag