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Jewish Luck ()

Yevreyskoye schastye (original title)
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Jewish Luck revolves around Menakhem Mendl (one of Sholem Aleichem's characters), a daydreaming entrepreneur who specializes in doomed strike-it-rich schemes. Despite Jewish oppression in Tsarist Russia, Mendl continues to pursue his... See more »
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Solomon Mikhoels ...
Menachem Mendel
S. Epstein ...
Iosele - his son
Moisei Goldblat ...
Zalman
Tevye Khazak ...
Kimbak
Ida Abraham ...
Kimbak's wife
Tamara Adelgeym ...
Belya - Kimbak's daughter
Iosif Shidlo ...
Tashrats
I. Rogaler ...
Usher shadchen - Matchmaker (as Ragaler)

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Alexis Granowsky ... (as Aleksandr Granovsky)

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Sholom Aleichem ... (novel "Menachem Mendel")
 
Isaak Babel ... (titles)
 
Boris Leonidov ... ()
 
Isaak Teneromo ... ()

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Masha Khotimsky ... (2022 score)
Lev Pulver

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Vasili Khvatov
Nicolai Strukov ... (as N. Strukow)
Eduard Tisse

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Natan Altman

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Grigori Gritscher-Tscherikower ... assistant director

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Ingster ... script supervisor
Krull ... script supervisor

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Jewish Luck revolves around Menakhem Mendl (one of Sholem Aleichem's characters), a daydreaming entrepreneur who specializes in doomed strike-it-rich schemes. Despite Jewish oppression in Tsarist Russia, Mendl continues to pursue his dreams and his continued persistence transforms him from schlemiel to hero. Written by National Center for Jewish Film

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Also Known As
  • Jidische Glickn (Soviet Union, Yiddish title)
  • Менахем Мендель (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Еврейское счастье (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Jewish Luck (United States)
  • Menachem Mendel (United States)
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Trivia The final scene of Jidische Glickn was filmed on the Odessa Steps, also known as The Potemkin Steps from the film Battleship Potemkin (1925). See more »
Goofs When the two lovers meet, at the beginning of the movie, there is a cat in the gutter. In one shot, it is missing, only to reappear in the next shot. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in De l'émancipation à la Shoah, 1791-1945 (2022). See more »
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