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Jerusalem: Movies and TV Shows Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine

Movies that capture the atmosphere of the city.

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Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

Star-studded (John Wayne, Frank Sinatra, Senta Berger, Yul Brynner) real-life story of American Colonel Mickey Marcus who was killed trying to break through to the besieged city in 1948.

Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)

A very young Tom Hanks as an injured American pilot, son of a Protestant minister, in love with a young Sephardic Jewish girl in World War II Jerusalem.

Kadosh (1999)

Two sisters’ restricted love lives in Jerusalem’s Orthodox Mea Shearim quarter. Hebrew with English subtitles.

Michael Sheli (My Michael) (1976)

A sensitive story of love and life in conservative Jerusalem, based on the novel by Amoz Oz. Hebrew with English subtitles.

Shalom Sesame, Jerusalem (1986)

The Muppets show violinist Itzhak Perlman and actress Bonnie Franklin around the city.

Mishehu Larutz Ito (Someone to Run With) (2006)

Two lonely teenagers in search of friendship and love in the streets of the city. Based on the novel by David Grossman.

Nasheem (Women) (1996)

A barren woman in the Sephardic community of 19th-century Jerusalem arranges a second wife for her rabbi husband. Hebrew with English subtitles.

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