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5 May 1953 (USA)
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Hans Muller is a Jewish refugee from Germany. Relocating to Israel after World War II, he can not overcome the psychological effects of the war...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Kirk Douglas | ... | Hans Muller |
 | Milly Vitale | ... | Ya'El |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Detective Karni |
| Joseph Walsh | ... | Yehoshua Bresler (as Joey Walsh) |
| Alf Kjellin | ... | Daniel |
| Beverly Washburn | ... | Susy |
 | Charles Lane | ... | Rosenberg |
| John Banner | ... | Emile Halevy |
| Richard Benedict | ... | Police Officer Kogan |
| Oskar Karlweis | ... | Willy Schmidt |
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| Ralph Moody | ... | Mukhtar (scenes deleted) |
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84 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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West Germany:12 (f) |
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:Approved (PCA #16277) |
Sweden:15
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Featured in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)
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Considering that Hollywood never really tackled the Holocaust until Schindler's List and that it only set one other prominent film (Exodus) in Israel, this remarkable movie is amazing on many levels. Douglass shows once again that he was as versatile as any actor, not merely as a juggler and stage-comedian, but also as a rugged but tortured individual on the run from his pursuers. The setting in post war Israel is wonderful, the supporting players all fine, and some of the scenes sublime (the dance sequence at the kibbutz, the couple's tender embrace, the juggling show, etc.). It is one of the few American films that mentions the terrors of the Holocaust in any direct manner, and one of the few that portrays contemporary Israel realistically. Although, as noted by some critics, it has its flaws, including the lack of a German accent by Kirk, it is still an incredible production on so many levels that it deserves to be seen by a greater audience, which may happen, since it was just screened by TCM this afternoon, where I was luck enough to see it.