Hester Street (1975)

10/19/1975 (US) • Drama, Romance • 1h 30m

Goodbye O Lord, I'm Going To America!

Overview

A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.

Hester Street (1975)

10/19/1975 (US) • 1h 30m

Drama, Romance

Goodbye O Lord, I'm Going To America!

Overview

A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.

Top Billed Cast

Steven Keats

Jake

Carol Kane

Gitl

Mel Howard

Bernstein

Dorrie Kavanaugh

Mamie

Doris Roberts

Mrs. Kavarsky

Stephen Strimpell

Joe Peltner

Lauren Friedman

Fanny

Paul Freedman

Joey

Martin Garner

Boss

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

manhattan, new york city

woman director

russian emigre

19th century

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