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Avalon (1990)

PG  128 min  -  Drama   -  5 October 1990 (USA)
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A Polish-Jewish family comes to the USA at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer:

Barry Levinson

Stars:

Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins and Leo Fuchs
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leo Fuchs Leo Fuchs ...
Hymie Krichinsky
Eve Gordon ...
Dottie Kirk
Lou Jacobi Lou Jacobi ...
Gabriel Krichinsky
Armin Mueller-Stahl ...
Sam Krichinsky
Elizabeth Perkins ...
Ann Kaye
Joan Plowright ...
Eva Krichinsky
Kevin Pollak ...
Izzy Kirk
Aidan Quinn ...
Jules Kaye
Israel Rubinek Israel Rubinek ...
Nathan Krichinsky
Elijah Wood ...
Michael Kaye
Grant Gelt Grant Gelt ...
Teddy Kirk
Mindy Loren Isenstein Mindy Loren Isenstein ...
Shifra Lerer Shifra Lerer ...
Nellie Krichinsky
Mina Bern Mina Bern ...
Alice Krichinsky
Frania Rubinek Frania Rubinek ...
Faye Krichinsky
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Storyline

A Russian family comes to USA at the beginning of the century and they and their children try to make themselves a better future in the promised land. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Plot Keywords:

Thanksgiving | Streetcar | Fourth Of July | Immigration | Family History  | See more »

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Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Yiddish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Drømmen om Amerika See more »

Filming Locations:

19th Century Bookstore - 1047 Hollis Street, Baltimore, Maryland, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$15,740,796 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Baltimore Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The slivovitz (a.k.a. "block and fall") the immigrant brothers recall their father drinking ("he never drank water, only slivovitz") is a real type of high-proof Hungarian plum brandy or schnapps made with the same kind of plums that give Sloe Gin its flavor. Slivovitz is not a brand name, but a generic term for this type of drink, and a definition of it can be found in some dictionaries. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Izzy, Jules and the two boys head to the new appliance store for its gala 4th of July sale, they are driving in Izzy's red '49 Studebaker convertible. When they arrive at the store, they are in a red '50 Oldsmobile convertible. The car later changes back into the original Studebaker. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Sam Krichinsky: I came to America in 1914 - by way of Philadelphia. That's where I got off the boat. And then I came to Baltimore. It was the most beautiful place you ever seen in your life. There were lights everywhere! What lights they had! It was a celebration of lights...
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Crazy Credits

The credits roll over a photograph of Avalon, which begins as a sharp color
photograph, but fades into a worn black-and-white picture at the end. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Hollywood's Top Ten: Richard Roeper: Movies That I'm Thankful For (#1.163)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Broadway"
(1940)
Written by Henri Woode, Teddy McRae & William Byrd (as Bill Byrd) See more »