Ein Zug nach Manhattan
Directed by Rolf von Sydow8 March 1981 59mDrama
7.08.0
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.
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Ein Zug nach Manhattan was released on 8 March 1981.
Ein Zug nach Manhattan was directed by Rolf von Sydow.
Ein Zug nach Manhattan has a runtime of 59m.
Ein Zug nach Manhattan was produced by Gyula Trebitsch.
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.
The key characters in Ein Zug nach Manhattan are Kantor Leon Sternberger (Heinz Rühmann), Esther (Ulrike Bliefert), Sylvia Hardy (Bruni Löbel).
Ein Zug nach Manhattan is a Drama film.
Ein Zug nach Manhattan has an audience rating of 7 out of 10.