Journey to Jerusalem (1968)
1h 24m
Running Time
November 17, 1968
Release Date
Journey to Jerusalem (1968)
1h 24m
Running Time
November 17, 1968
Release Date
Plot.
This color documentary chronicles the musical concert on Mount Scopus in Israel a mere three weeks after the Six Day War. Leonard Bernstein and Isaac Stern the Yoi Yisrael Philharmonic Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir for stirring classical renditions by Mahler and Mendelssohn. The concert was recorded by Columbia records for release at a later date and accurately captured the live music in all its classic splendor. Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion sits proudly in the front row as the symphonies play to a capacity crowd. Scenes of the war, the Wailing Wall, schools and hospitals are also included as Bernstein and Stern tour the country and meet the people of Israel.
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Cast & Crew.

David Maysles
Director

Leonard Bernstein
Self

Isaac Stern
Self - Soloist

Michael Mindlin Jr.
Director

Albert Maysles
Cinematographer
