Ariel Sharon Movies
The turbulent life and controversial career of Israel's eleventh prime minister is explored in this entry into A&E's long-running Biography series. A former military commander whose victories in the 1967 and 1973 Arab-Israeli wars found his popularity skyrocketing among the population of Israel, Sharon's misstep in masterminding the calamitous Lebanon invasion nearly derailed his entire political career. Sharon wasn't about to go down so readily though, and after a successful career comeback as a key architect of Israel's West Bank settlement policy, the Prime Minister would walk a precarious tightrope between maintaining Israeli security and appeasing enraged Palestinians during the volatile millennium crossover. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2003
Directed by Paul Jenkins, Slaves of the Sword: Ariel Sharon chronicles the life and career of the ever-controversial prime minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon. The film is supplemented by 50 years worth of rare archival footage illustrating Sharon's early days in the military, the battlegrounds of the Yom Kippur War, Israeli newsreels after the slaughter at two prominent refugee camps, and ads from his campaign. The footage is interwoven with interviews with Sharon's allies, critics, and personal friends, as well as from journalists and historians who have studied the former general's incredible impact on the oft-disputed holy land. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ariel Sharon, Itzhak Laor, (more)
