Hiob

Category: Drama
In war-torn Galicia, devout Jew Mendel Singer’s family faces hardship: his eldest sons are conscripted - one flees to Austria, then America - while their frail newborn Menuchim is deemed unfit to emigrate. Torn between love and survival, Mendel must choose who goes to the New World.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1978-01-01
Run time: 247 minute / 4:7
Director: Michael Kehlmann
Production Companies : NDR, ORF
Production Countries: Austria, Germany

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Günter Mack
as Mendel Singer
Despina Pajanou
as Mirjam
Susi Nicoletti
as Frau Skowronnek
Eric Pohlmann
as Herr Skowronnek
Klaus Behrendt
Ludwig Hirsch
as Schemarjah
Towje Kleiner
as Mr.Frisch
Erich Auer
Otto Kerry
Directing
Michael Kehlmann Director

Writing
Joseph Roth Novel
Michael Kehlmann Writer

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