For the survivors of the Holocaust, liberation was only the beginning.
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
The Long Way Home (1997) is a documentary, history and war film directed by Mark Jonathan Harris, released on September 19, 1997 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Morgan Freeman, Ed Asner, Sean Astin and Martin Landau. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 14 ratings.
Watch the official trailer for The Long Way Home before you stream it.
Morgan Freeman
as Narrator (voice)
Ed Asner
as George Patton / Immigrant to USA / David Ben-Gurion / Holocaust Survivor (voice)
Sean Astin
as Earl G. Harrison, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization (voice)
Martin Landau
as (voice)
Miriam Margolyes
as (voice)
David Paymer
as (voice)
Nina Siemaszko
as (voice)
Helen Slater
as (voice)
Michael York
as (voice)
Directed by Mark Jonathan Harris, written by Mark Jonathan Harris, produced by Richard Trank and Marvin Hier.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 14 ratings.
I don’t think I’ve seen a documentary that has attempted to follow the period immediately after the liberation of the death camps at the end of WWII through to the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948, and this makes good use of a wide array of archive material to illustrate just how torturous this process was for many. With most of Europe in ruins and even the victors on their economic knees, the problem of…
Reviewed on October 18, 2025
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The Long Way Home (1997) is available to stream on fuboTV, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Long Way Home (1997) includes Morgan Freeman, Ed Asner, Sean Astin, Martin Landau and Miriam Margolyes. The film was directed by Mark Jonathan Harris. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Long Way Home was released on September 19, 1997 and runs for 2h.
The Long Way Home (1997) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 14 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary, history and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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