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Ein Zug nach Manhattan
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
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  2. Ein Zug nach Manhattan

Ein Zug nach Manhattan

1981
59m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1981

Runtime

59m

Storyline

1952 in a suburb of New York: the pious Leon Sternberger is a cantor in a small Jewish community. One morning, he realizes that he has lost his faith in God. There is simply too much misery and injustice in this world. His friend Schames Rosen advises him to ask Rabbi Markus in Manhattan for advice. In the subway compartment, a young woman wants to take her own life because she cannot forget December 22, 1942 in Utrecht. That was the day her family was deported. On another train, he meets a man who also cannot forget December 22, 1942. The unusual events are connected in an exciting way and shed new light on the question of God's existence despite all the suffering.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
59m
Mar 8, 1981
Languages
Dutch
German
Director
Rolf von Sydow
Rolf von Sydow
Production
ZDF
ZDF
Polyphon
Polyphon
KG Gyula Trebitsch Produktion
KG Gyula Trebitsch Produktion
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Heinz Rühmann

Heinz Rühmann

Kantor Leon Sternberger

Ulrike Bliefert

Ulrike Bliefert

Esther

Bruni Löbel

Bruni Löbel

Sylvia Hardy

Charles Brauer

Charles Brauer

Juwelier George

Hans Hessling

Hans Hessling

Rosen

Wolfgang Ziffer

Rabbiner

Adrienne Kleiweg

Adrienne Kleiweg

Marya Rakin

Jurgen Kuehn

Leopold Rakin

Fred Steinharter

1. Stationsvorsteher

Max Brandt

2. Stationsvorsteher

William Stelling

William Stelling

Kleiner Mann in der U-Bahn

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