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The mis-adventures of three Polish-Jews on the road to Gdansk is the basis for this German comedy that was filmed in New York, Germany, and Poland. Genovefa and Moshe have been married and living in New York for 30 years. Physically the couple resembles Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sprat. The two have decided to return to Poland for a visit. They intend to have Moshe's best friend Isaac, an unlucky, depressive German, take care of their house while they are gone. Unfortunately, Isaac loses his job before they go and ends up accompanying them on a Polish freighter. When the ship dies in a German port, the threesome must go overland to Gdansk. They encounter many mishaps along the way.
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The mis-adventures of three Polish-Jews on the road to Gdansk is the basis for this German comedy that was filmed in New York, Germany, and Poland. Genovefa and Moshe have been married and living in New York for 30 years. Physically the couple resembles Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sprat. The two have decided to return to Poland for a visit. They intend to have Moshe's best friend Isaac, an unlucky, depressive German, take care of their house while they are gone. Unfortunately, Isaac loses his job before they go and ends up accompanying them on a Polish freighter. When the ship dies in a German port, the threesome must go overland to Gdansk. They encounter many mishaps along the way.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Jan Schütte, Thomas Strittmatter
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Runtime:85 minutes
Studio:ARTE, Novoskop Film, Casting S.F., Orenda Films, Pandora Filmproduktion
Cast
Jan Schütte
Director
Christa Berndl
Zofia Steinmann
Otto Tausig
Isaak Aufrichtig
George Tabori
Ziffer
Josh Mostel
Abe
Aleksander Bardini
Pastor Ladislaus
Ya'ackov Bodo
Moshe Lustgarten
Jeffrey Feingold
Irish musician
Manny Jacobowitz
Schmuel
Jessie Keosian
Seller from the bag shop
James Lally
Portier
Irving Lanchart
Seller from the bag shop
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