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Zalmen, or The Madness of God (1975)

2h 0m · 13 Jan 1975
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This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.

Movie ID14891
GenreDrama
DirectorAlan Schneider, Peter Levin
Main castJoseph Wiseman, Richard Bauer, Robert Prosky, Sanford Seeger, Leib Lensky, Michael Mertz, David Reinherdsen, Glenn Taylor
Release date13 January 1975
Release year1975
LanguageEnglish
Duration120 min (2h 0m)
Rating9.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseTHIRTEEN

Director: Alan Schneider, Peter Levin
Writers: Elie Wiesel

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Joseph WisemanRabbi
Richard BauerZalmen
Robert ProskyThe Chairman
Sanford SeegerSrul
Leib LenskyShmuel
Michael MertzMotke
David ReinherdsenChaim
Glenn TaylorZender
Mark HammerThe Doctor
Howard WittThe Inspector
Dianne WiestNina
John KochMisha
Gary BayerAlexei
Michael HaneyGuard
Kenneth KantorGuard
John JellisonThe Cantor
Scott SchofieldThe Commissar
Nancy DuttonThe Secretary
Michael GorrinAvrom
Leslie CassFeige

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