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Hill 24 Doesn't Answer
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 1955 israeli war film directed by thorold dickinson”. Today it says “a 1955 israeli neorealist melodrama directed by thorold dickinson and based on stories by zvi kolitz”.
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Hill 24 Doesn't Answer ( ), the first feature film produced in Israel, is a 1955 Israeli war film directed by Thorold Dickinson . It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival . The plot revolves around the personal stories of a number of soldiers who are on their way to defend a strategic hill overlooking the road to Jerusalem. "Israeli 'Hill 24 Doesn't Answer' at World" " .1
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 1955 israeli war film directed by thorold dickinson”. Today it says “a 1955 israeli neorealist melodrama directed by thorold dickinson and based on stories by zvi kolitz”. Read the current article and compare.
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a 1955 israeli war film directed by thorold dickinson
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a 1955 israeli neorealist melodrama directed by thorold dickinson and based on stories by zvi kolitz
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