Give Me Ten Desperate Men

This is a story that is less a developed tale than a thumbnail sketch about imaginary events on a kibbutz in Palestine. Set in the period just before Israel gained its status as an independent nation, the drama shows the occupants of the kibbutz engaged in typical hard work. They have to find a source of water, construct their buildings, and do all the chores needed to stay alive, and these pressures as well as the times in which they live cause tensions to rise. The mix of kibbutzim covers a wide range of personality types, from the deeply religious to the ingrained soldier.

Gila Almagor

Pascale Audret

Catherine Berg

Philippe Clair

Olivier Hussenot

Francis Lax

Jacques Riberolles

Maurice Sarfati

• Pierre ZimmerDirector · Writer
• Alain KaminkerWriter

Release date

June 17, 1962

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Drama