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Almonds and Raisins (1984)
90 min | Documentary

Almonds and Raisins (1984)

90 min | Documentary

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 (treatment)

Producers

David Elstein | Russ Karel

Composer

John Altman

Cinematographer

Jack Lashes

Editors

Chris Barnes | Kevin Hewitt | Bridget Reiss | Anthony Sloman

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Updated Feb 26, 1984

Release date

Aug 9, 1985 (United States)

Awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Celia Adler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Broadway Television Theatre (1952)
Herschel Bernardi Self Self See fewer	Peter Gunn (1958)
Eugenie Besserer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Fanny Brice Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Be Yourself! (1930)
Leo Fuchs Self Self See fewer	Americaner Shadchen (1940)
Joseph Green Self Self See fewer	The Jester (1937)
George Jessel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Lucky Boy (1929)
Al Jolson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
Miriam Kressyn Self Self See fewer	The Jester (1937)
Leon Liebgold Self Self See fewer	Tevya (1939)
May McAvoy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Jazz Singer (1927)
David Opatoshu Self Self See fewer	Exodus (1960)
Moyshe Oysher Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Singing in the Dark (1956)
Molly Picon Self Self See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Seymour Rechzeit Self Self See fewer	Her Second Mother (1940)
Maurice Schwartz Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tevya (1939)
Zvee Scooler Self Self See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Orson Welles Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)