Without a Home

Without a Home (1939)

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The last Yiddish feature made in Poland before WWII, this 1939 film is based on a 1907 play by the prolific playwright Jacob Gordin. Living in poverty in Kazimierz Dolny, the Rywkin family sees the father emigrate to the U.S. in search of a better life, where, after years of hard work and loneliness, he meets Bessie, a nightclub singer who helps him reunite with his family from Poland.

Date of release
1939-01-02
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Drama
Director
Aleksander Marten

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