
Film
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
1981 · 59m · Drama
- IMDb
- 6.9
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Overview
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.
Cast

Heinz Rühmann
Kantor Leon Sternberger

Ulrike Bliefert
Esther

Bruni Löbel
Sylvia Hardy

Charles Brauer
Juwelier George

Hans Hessling
Rosen
Wolfgang Ziffer
Rabbiner

Adrienne Kleiweg
Marya Rakin
Jurgen Kuehn
Leopold Rakin
Fred Steinharter
1. Stationsvorsteher
Max Brandt
2. Stationsvorsteher

William Stelling
Kleiner Mann in der U-Bahn
Crew
- Rolf von SydowDirector · Writer
- Paddy ChayefskyWriter
- Gyula TrebitschProducer
- Gero ErhardtDirector of Photography
Details
- Release date
- March 8, 1981
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Runtime
- 59m
- Rated
- 6
- Genres
- Drama
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