Children Must Laugh

Name: Children Must Laugh
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1936
Duration: 61 min
Rating: 9

1936 · 61 min

Documentary

★ 9.0

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One of the few surviving documentaries about Jewish life in Poland before World War II, this film was produced to raise funds for the Vladimir Medem Sanitarium, an institution that stood as the embodiment of health and enlightenment, in striking contrast to the grim images of urban Polish-Jewish poverty.

Crew

Director Aleksander Ford
Writer Jacob Pat
Writer Wanda Wasilewska
Director of Photography Stanisław Lipiński

Cast

A
A.L. Alexander
Narrator (US Version)
D
David Dubinsky
Himself, Introductory Speaker (US Version)
B
B. Charney Vladeck
Himself, Introductory Speaker (US Version)

Crew

Director — Aleksander Ford
Writer — Jacob Pat
Writer — Wanda Wasilewska
Director of Photography — Stanisław Lipiński

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