The first feature film made in Hebrew. An adaptation of a children's story written by Zvi Lieberman, the silent film portrays the adventures of Oded, a dreamy boy from a moshav who gets lost in the Jezreel Valley on a class outing. Oded has encounters with primitive but hospitable Bedouins, an awkward American Jewish tourist, and a variety of animals.
Note:
Electronic Resource. Silent film with music. DVD release of a motion picture produced in 1932 by Film Erets-Israeli (FAI)-Halachmi. Titles:oded ha noded
Format:
1 online resource (1 video file (70 min.)) : sound, black and white. Video file, MPEG-4.
Director:
Ḥayim Halaḥmi
Performers:
S. Pevsner, Simon Finkel, Chifra Achmann, M. Hourguel
Subject:
Children -- Israel, Silent films
Creator/Contributor:
Produced and directed by Chaim Halachmi; cinematography and editing, Nathan Axelrod. Halaḥmi, Ḥayim (1902-1979) - film producer, film director, Axelrod, Nathan (1905-1987) - director of photography, editor of moving image work, Livneh, Tsevi (1891-1985), Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive.
Date Created/Date Issued:
1932
Description:
The first feature film made in Hebrew. An adaptation of a children's story written by Zvi Lieberman, the silent film portrays the adventures of Oded, a dreamy boy from a moshav who gets lost in the Jezreel Valley on a class outing. Oded has encounters with primitive but hospitable Bedouins, an awkward American Jewish tourist, and a variety of animals.
