Defiance Trailer

The first official trailer for Defiance was released on Variety.com. The first trailer begins with a voice shouting in German while the subtitles inform the audience that it is 1941 and Adolf Hitler's army is winning. Three brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell) managed to escape the Nazis and are determined to save as many Jews as they can. They led a group into the woods and taught them to become warriors.YouTube: Defiance Trailer 1 (Time: 2:04)

1. Release date: January 16, 2009
2. Limited release: December 31, 2008
3. Directed by: Edward Zwick
4. Produced by: Edward Zwick and Pieter Jan Brugge
5. Written by: Edward Zwick
6. Distributor: Paramount Vantage
7. Based on author Nechama Tec's book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans
8. The film's budget was approximately $50 million
9. Filmed in Lithuania, after Poland and Romania were considered

• Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski
• Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski
• Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski
• George MacKay as Aron Bielski
• Alexa Davalos as Lilka
• Tomas Arana as Ben Zion

• The second trailer highlights the true story of three Jewish brothers who escaped Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. The brothers became part of a Russian resistance which led hundreds of Jews in the forest of Belarus and trained them to survive.YouTube: Defiance Trailer 2 (Time: 2:27)

• Official Film Website: Defiance Trailer

• Variety: Defiance Official Trailer (Time: 2:30)

• YouTube: Defiance Trailer (Time: 2:04)

• YouTube: Defiance Trailer 2 (Time: 2:27)