The Assistant
Directed by Daniel PetrieIt's the turn of the century and jobs are hard to find. A young man assigns himself the job of a store clerk, without pay, only a place to sleep and eat, after he was manipulated by a hoodlum friend into robbing the man's store. Soon he falls in love with the pragmatic store owner's daughter, who hesitates in giving her heart, or body. Nonetheless, the young man perseveres, much to the chagrin of her strict Jewish mother, who doesn't want her daughter marrying a gentile.
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The Assistant was released on January 1, 1997.
The Assistant was directed by Daniel Petrie.
The Assistant has a runtime of 1h 56m.
The Assistant was produced by Paul Brown, Daniel Petrie, Jon Slan.
It's the turn of the century and jobs are hard to find. A young man assigns himself the job of a store clerk, without pay, only a place to sleep and eat, after he was manipulated by a hoodlum friend into robbing the man's store. Soon he falls in love with the pragmatic store owner's daughter, who hesitates in giving her heart, or body. Nonetheless, the young man perseveres, much to the chagrin of her strict Jewish mother, who doesn't want her daughter marrying a gentile.
The key characters in The Assistant are Frank Alpine (Gil Bellows), Mr. Morris Bober (Armin Mueller-Stahl), Mrs. Ida Bober (Joan Plowright).
The Assistant is a Crime, Drama, Romance film.
The Assistant has an audience rating of 5.8 out of 10.