Ein Zug nach Manhattan

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 8, 1981

Original language

German

Spoken languages

Dutch, German

Countries

Germany

Production

ZDF,Polyphon,KG Gyula Trebitsch Produktion

Cast

Fred Steinharter,William Stelling,Charles Brauer,Jurgen Kuehn,Heinz Rühmann,Hans Hessling,Bruni Löbel,Ulrike Bliefert,Wolfgang Ziffer,Max Brandtand 1 more

Director

Rolf von Sydow

Writer

Eric Burger,Paddy Chayefsky,Rolf von Sydow

Producer

Gyula Trebitsch

Cinematography

Gero Erhardt

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0083368