Ein Zug nach Manhattan

Ein Zug nach Manhattan

1981 · 59 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

1952 in a suburb of New York: the pious Leon Sternberger is a cantor in a small Jewish community. One morning, he realizes that he has lost his faith in God. There is simply too much misery and injustice in this world. His friend Schames Rosen advises him to ask Rabbi Markus in Manhattan for advice. In the subway compartment, a young woman wants to take her own life because she cannot forget December 22, 1942 in Utrecht. That was the day her family was deported. On another train, he meets a man who also cannot forget December 22, 1942. The unusual events are connected in an exciting way and shed new light on the question of God's existence despite all the suffering.

Directed by Rolf von Sydow · Written by Paddy Chayefsky

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Heinz Rühmann Kantor Leon Sternberger
Ulrike Bliefert Esther
Bruni Löbel Sylvia Hardy
Charles Brauer Juwelier George
Hans Hessling Rosen
Wolfgang Ziffer Rabbiner
Adrienne Kleiweg Marya Rakin
Jurgen Kuehn Leopold Rakin
Fred Steinharter 1. Stationsvorsteher
Max Brandt 2. Stationsvorsteher
William Stelling Kleiner Mann in der U-Bahn

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