The Man who Loves Hebrew

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The Man who Loves Hebrew (1991)

Directed by Eli Cohen

Drama, History

At the beginning of the 20th century, a language war raged in Palestine. The contenders: Yiddish, Russian, French, German, English, and Hebrew, a language barely spoken for 2000 years. This feature film tells the dramatic life story of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda who championed the cause of modern Hebrew.

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Cast

Kevin Patterson Dr. Peel
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Sinai Peter Anat Waxman Gal Zaid
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Nissim Zohar
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Irina Seleznyova

Crew

Director
Eli Cohen
Writer
Eli Cohen

Details

Original title
האיש שאהב בעברית
Release date
1991-01-01
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
HE
Spoken languages
English, Hebrew, Russian
Countries
Israel
Production
Belfilms Ltd., Mordecai Slonim Productions