Against All Odds - The Full Series

Against All Odds
The Full Series

Length: 6 discs, 9 hours
Edition: DVD
Code: AAO:S-M
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This gripping, complete 13-part cable network presentation examines documented stories of acclaimed supernatural phenomena that helped to create and preserve modern Israel.

Episode Listing:

Episode 1 - The Assignment; Episode 2 - Miracle at Michmash; Episode 3 - Shula: The Girl Who Became a Spy; Episode 4 - The Miracle of Survival: Hitler and the Holocaust; Episode 5 - A Boy Named Ezra; Episode 6 - The Miracle of '48; Episode 7 - 1967!; Episode 8 - A Warrior Named Kahalani; Episode 9 - The People of the Book Come Home; Episode 10 - A Place of Miracles?; Episode 11 - Myth or Miracles?; Episode 12 - Rescue at Entebbe; Episode 13 - In Search of a Miracle.

Disc 1: Episodes 1-3 - Shula Cohen, a married woman living in Beirut, risks her life to become one of Israel's most famous spies. Israeli troops in the Yom Kippur War are saved when a mysterious wind exposes thousands of mines that imperil their lives. During World War II, the Biblical account of Saul and Jonathan inspires a British major to launch an improbable victory against a Turkish garrison.

Disc 2: Episodes 4-6 - An outnumbered Israeli squad is saved when approaching enemy troops inexplicably flee. Compelling dramatizations and interviews chronicle miraculous triumphs in Israel's fight for independence from the British and in the establishment of a Jewish homeland in 1948. The devastating history and haunting legacy of the Holocaust is considered.

Disc 3: Episodes 7-9 - Avigdor Kahalani, one of Israel's most decorated and beloved war heroes shares his incredible stories of survival and victory in the Yom Kippur War. Considering the miracle of Israel's own existence, her citizens share firsthand what it means to live in the land of their forefathers.

Disc 4: Episodes 10-12 - Strange beings wielding flaming swords foil marauding Arabs in their attempt to destroy a Jewish community. Thousands of storks suddenly appear to devour locusts plaguing a farming village. The subject of miracles and faith take a personal meaning when former hostage Sarah Davidson recalls the harrowing 1976 hostage crisis that set the stage for a daring rescue mission at Entebbe airport.

Disc 5: Episode 13, Plus Extra Feature - Is Israel a place of miracles? In this inspiring episode, Michael Greenspan concludes his investigation and reflects on the remarkable people he has met and the incredible stories he has heard. Series writer and director Tom Ivy hosts Against All Odds: The Making of a Miracle, a fascinating behind the scenes look at the creation of this extraordinary exploration of fact and faith.

Disc 6: Against All Odds Feature Film - This feature film version captures all the powerful drama and uplifting spirit of the stirring thirteen-part series. Gripping dramatizations, eyewitness accounts, and interviews with historians and religious leaders etch a fascinating portrait of a nation's soul.

This film is Not Rated

This DVD contains the following language options: English

This is a Region 1 DVD (playable ONLY in Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, United States and U.S. territories).

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