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Almonds and Raisins

  • 1984
  • 1h 30m
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Almonds and Raisins (1984)
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This documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States and Europe between the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927 and the outbreak of the Second Worl... Read allThis documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States and Europe between the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927 and the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.This documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States and Europe between the release of The Jazz Singer in 1927 and the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.

  • Directors
    • David Elstein
    • Russ Karel
  • Writers
    • Russ Karel
    • Wolf Mankowitz
  • Stars
    • Celia Adler
    • Herschel Bernardi
    • Eugenie Besserer
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    • Directors
      • David Elstein
      • Russ Karel
    • Writers
      • Russ Karel
      • Wolf Mankowitz
    • Stars
      • Celia Adler
      • Herschel Bernardi
      • Eugenie Besserer
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Celia Adler
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Herschel Bernardi
    Herschel Bernardi
    • Self
    Eugenie Besserer
    Eugenie Besserer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Fanny Brice
    Fanny Brice
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Leo Fuchs
    • Self
    Joseph Green
    • Self
    George Jessel
    George Jessel
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Al Jolson
    Al Jolson
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Miriam Kressyn
    • Self
    Leon Liebgold
    • Self
    May McAvoy
    May McAvoy
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    David Opatoshu
    David Opatoshu
    • Self
    Moyshe Oysher
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Molly Picon
    Molly Picon
    • Self
    Seymour Rechzeit
    • Self
    Maurice Schwartz
    Maurice Schwartz
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Zvee Scooler
    Zvee Scooler
    • Self
    Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • David Elstein
      • Russ Karel
    • Writers
      • Russ Karel
      • Wolf Mankowitz
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      Features Le chanteur de jazz (1927)

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    • Release date
      • August 9, 1985 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Yiddish
    • Production companies
      • Brook Productions
      • Channel Four Films
      • Columbia University
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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