Hester Street

Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
PG
1975    90mDrama, Romance
7.081%70%6.1
A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.
  • Steven KeatsJake
  • Carol KaneGitl
  • Mel HowardBernstein
  • Dorrie KavanaughMamie
  • Doris RobertsMrs. Kavarsky
  • Stephen StrimpellJoe Peltner
  • Lauren FriedmanFanny
  • Paul FreedmanJoey
  • Martin GarnerBoss
  • Leib LenskyPeddler
  • Zane LaskyGreenhorn
  • Zvee ScoolerRabbi
  • Eda Reiss MerinRabbi's Wife
  • Robert LesserLawyer
  • Joanna MerlinJake's Landlady
  • Claudia SilverFeigie
  • Ed CrowleyInspector
  • Philip SterlingMr. Lipman
  • Sol FriederScribe
  • Joel WolfeKaminsky

Hester Street Ratings & Reviews

Hester Street Trivia

Hester Street was released on October 15, 1975.

Hester Street was directed by Joan Micklin Silver.

Hester Street has a runtime of 90m.

Hester Street was produced by Raphael D. Silver.

The key characters in Hester Street are Jake (Steven Keats), Gitl (Carol Kane), Bernstein (Mel Howard).

Hester Street is rated PG.

Hester Street is a Drama, Romance film.

Hester Street has an audience rating of 7 out of 10.

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