They Were Ten
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They Were Ten (Hebrew: {{Lang|he|הם היו עשרה}}) is a 1961 Israeli film directed by {{ill|Baruch Dienar|he|ברוך דינר}}.
Premise
The establishment of a nineteenth-century settlement in Palestine by ten Russian Jews.
Reception
A review in The New York Times stated "An Israeli counterpart of an American Western, this one set on the frontier of Palestine back in the late nineteenth century when that ancient country was under control of the Turks, is interestingly and movingly presented in Baruch Dienar's "They Were Ten" ("Heym Hayu Assara")."{{Cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=1961-04-18 |title=Screen: Israeli Western: They Were Ten' Is at the Symphony |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/04/18/archives/screen-israeli-western-they-were-ten-is-at-the-symphony.html |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The film is indeed described by the Israel Film Archive as a "Zionist, pioneer Western",{{Cite web |title=They Were Ten |url=https://jfc.org.il/en/movie/46330-2/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=ארכיון הסרטים הישראלי - סינמטק ירושלים |language=en-US}} while TV Guide wrote it was "A touching story about early Russian immigrants to Galilee who manage to overcome numerous hardships from the harsh climate, Arab neighbors, and within themselves to form a settlement."{{Cite web |title=They Were Ten |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/they-were-ten/review/2000016784/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136991/ They Were Ten] at IMDb
- [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/563069/they-were-ten#overview They Were Ten] at TCMDB
- [https://jfc.org.il/en/movie/46330-2/ They Were Ten] trailer
- [https://israelfilmcenterstream.org/film/they-were-ten/ They Were Ten] at Israel Film Centre
- [https://letterboxd.com/film/they-were-ten/ They Were Ten] at Letterbox DVD
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Category:Israeli historical films