Zalmen, or The Madness of God

Name: Zalmen, or The Madness of God
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 9

1975 · 120 min

Drama

★ 9.0

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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.

Crew

Director Peter Levin
Director Alan Schneider
Writer Elie Wiesel

Cast

Joseph Wiseman
Rabbi
R
Richard Bauer
Zalmen
Robert Prosky
The Chairman
S
Sanford Seeger
Srul
L
Leib Lensky
Shmuel
M
Michael Mertz
Motke
D
David Reinherdsen
Chaim
G
Glenn Taylor
Zender
M
Mark Hammer
The Doctor
H
Howard Witt
The Inspector
Dianne Wiest
Nina
J
John Koch
Misha

Crew

Director — Peter Levin
Director — Alan Schneider
Writer — Elie Wiesel

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