The Juggler (1953)
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- 1h 24min
- Drama, History
- 05 May 1953 (USA)
- Movie
In 1949, former concentration camp inmate and Berlin native Hans Muller, immigrates to Israel where, due to psychological problems, he can't adjust to peacetime life.
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| Kirk Douglas | ... |
Hans Muller
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| Milly Vitale | ... |
Ya'El
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| Paul Stewart | ... |
Detective Karni
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| Joseph Walsh | ... |
Yehoshua Bresler
(as Joey Walsh)
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| Alf Kjellin | ... |
Daniel
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| Beverly Washburn | ... |
Susy
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Rosenberg
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| John Banner | ... |
Emile Halevy
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| Richard Benedict | ... |
Police Officer Kogan
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| Oskar Karlweis | ... |
Willy Schmidt
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| Ralph Moody | ... |
Mukhtar (scenesDeleted)
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Marlene Aames | ... |
Hannah (uncredited)
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| Victor Adamson | ... |
Refugee (uncredited)
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| Jay Adler | ... |
Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
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| Leon Alton | ... |
Bus Driver (uncredited)
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| Hanna Axmann-Rezzori | ... |
Telephone Girl (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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John Bleifer | ... |
Mordecai (uncredited)
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Robert Boon | ... |
Samuel (uncredited)
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Donna Jo Boyce | ... |
Daughter (uncredited)
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| Gabriel Curtiz | ... |
Doctor in Hospital (uncredited)
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| Al Eben | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Gregory Gaye | ... |
Harry (uncredited)
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Kenneth Gibson | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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| Greta Granstedt | ... |
Carah (uncredited)
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Eloise Hardt | ... |
(uncredited)
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Carol Heath | ... |
Daughter (uncredited)
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| Teddy Infuhr | ... |
School Boy (uncredited)
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| Ted Jordan | ... |
Police Official (uncredited)
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| Dave Kashner | ... |
(uncredited)
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Richard LaMarr | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jack Mannick | ... |
Tower Man (uncredited)
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| Michael Mark | ... |
Old Man Showing Photo of His Son (uncredited)
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| John Maxwell | ... |
Registration Official at Haifa (uncredited)
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Shepard Menken | ... |
Dr. Traube (uncredited)
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Esther Michelson | ... |
Woman on Bus (uncredited)
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| Mort Mills | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Leo Mostovoy | ... |
Old Man in Barracks 9 (uncredited)
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| Kasia Orzazewski | ... |
Grandma (uncredited)
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| Lester Sharpe | ... |
Refugee Arriving at Haifa by Bus (uncredited)
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Paul Stathes | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Lia Thomas | ... |
Shirah (uncredited)
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Carlo Tricoli | ... |
Old Man in Barracks 9 (uncredited)
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Greta Ullmann | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Ernö Verebes | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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| Karen Verne | ... |
Woman Mistaken for Hans' Wife (uncredited)
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| Harlan Warde | ... |
Police Official (uncredited)
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| Blackie Whiteford | ... |
Refugee (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edward Dmytryk | ||
Written by
| Michael Blankfort | ... | (novel) |
| Michael Blankfort | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Michael Blankfort | ... | associate producer |
| Stanley Kramer | ... | producer |
Music by
| George Antheil | ||
Cinematography by
| J. Roy Hunt | ... | director of photography (as Roy Hunt) |
Editing by
| Harry Gerstad | ||
| Aaron Stell | ||
Production Design by
| Rudolph Sternad | ||
Art Direction by
| Robert Peterson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Frank Tuttle | ||
Production Management
| Clem Beauchamp | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Carter De Haven Jr. | ... | assistant director |
| Irving J. Moore | ... | assistant director |
| Milton Feldman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Ferdinand Carerre | ... | sketch artist (uncredited) |
| Clarence Peet | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Lodge Cunningham | ... | sound engineer |
| Tommy Thompson | ... | mike man |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Al Becker | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Frank G. Carson | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Irving Lippman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Howard Robertson | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator |
| Morris Stoloff | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
| Frances McDowell | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| David Anderman | ... | technical advisor |
| Richard Benedict | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Kamera (1953) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione (CEIAD) (1953) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures de Cuba (1953) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Christiaan van der Ree (1953) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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. After attacking a policeman, Hans becomes a fugitive, traveling through Israel with a teenage boy.
Written by Jeanne Armintrout |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film is based on author Michael Blankfort's novel with the same title. Initially, producer Stanley Kramer wanted author Michael Blankfort to direct the film but Blankfort was refused a passport for travel to Israel by the United States State Department because Blankfort had been a Communist many years earlier. Kramer reassigned the film to director Edward Dmytryk who served almost a year in prison in 1948 after being convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to divulge his political affiliations. After his release from prison, Dmytryk moved to England but returned to the U.S. and gave testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and, as a result, was removed from the film industry blacklist. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Kirk Douglas (1971). See more » |
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Registration Official at Haifa:
Name? Hans Muller: [softly] Hans Muller Registration Official at Haifa: You have to speak louder Hans Muller: HANS MULLER's my name Registration Official at Haifa: A little softer please. Place of birth? Hans Muller: Germany... Munich... Beautiful city Registration Official at Haifa: Occupation before the war? Hans Muller: You wouldn't believe me Registration Official at Haifa: I'll believe anything Hans Muller: I was a juggler. Registration Official at Haifa: What? Hans Muller: A juggler [pantomimes juggling balls in the air] Registration Official at Haifa: We need a juggler like a hole in the head. What can you do besides throwing things up in the air and catching them? Hans Muller: My dear sir, to say I throw things up in the air and catch them is like saying Shakespeare just wrote words. Would you care to see my scrapbook? Registration Official at Haifa: No. Show it when you look for a job... if there are any for jugglers Hans Muller: I'm retired. I havent thrown up anything but bad food in ten years Registration Official at Haifa: So what else can you do? Hans Muller: I can wash dishes, sweep barracks, clean toilets. I can also smile while being beaten by fists, feet, straps and long rubber hoses. I can be used as a guinea pig for new drugs and old poisons. All of which we learned as guests of the Nazis. See more » |