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In war-torn Galicia, devout Jew Mendel Singer’s family faces hardship: his eldest sons are conscripted - one flees to Austria, then America - while their frail newborn Menuchim is deemed unfit to emigrate. Torn between love and survival, Mendel must choose who goes to the New World.

4h 7m1978

Drama

German

Crew and Cast

Michael KehlmannMichael KehlmannDirectorGünter MackGünter MackMendel Singer
Despina PajanouMirjamSusi NicolettiSusi NicolettiFrau SkowronnekEric PohlmannEric PohlmannHerr Skowronnek
Klaus BehrendtLudwig HirschLudwig HirschSchemarjahTowje KleinerTowje KleinerMr.FrischErich AuerErich Auer
Otto Kerry

Storyline

In war-torn Galicia, devout Jew Mendel Singer’s family faces hardship: his eldest sons are conscripted - one flees to Austria, then America - while their frail newborn Menuchim is deemed unfit to emigrate. Torn between love and survival, Mendel must choose who goes to the New World.

  • NDR
  • ORF

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Info

Status
Released
Released
1 January 1978
Runtime
4h 7m

Production

Director
Michael Kehlmann
Writers
Joseph Roth, Michael Kehlmann
Studios
NDR, ORF
Countries
Austria, Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German