The Going Up of David Lev

Plot Summary

A ten-year-old Israeli boy whose father died years earlier during the Six-Day-War is determined to find out more about his father's death. He skips school and, with the help of a friendly cab driver, heads to Jerusalem to find the men who fought with his father's unit and learn the exact circumstances. During the drive from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the cabbie provides a history of the establishment of the Jewish state

Top Cast

Brandon Cruz David

Melvyn Douglas Grandfather

Claire Bloom Hannah

Chaim Topol Chaim

Shmuel Segal Itzak Cohen