Avalon
“Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.”
A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
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Cast
50 people
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Sam Krichinsky
Known for
Eastern Promises
The Thirteenth Floor
Aidan Quinn
Jules Kaye
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Elementary
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Elizabeth Perkins
Ann Kaye
Known for
Big
Sharp Objects
Joan Plowright
Eva Krichinsky
Known for
101 Dalmatians
Dennis the Menace
Leo Fuchs
Hymie Krichinsky
Known for
The Frisco Kid
The Story of Ruth
Lou Jacobi
Gabriel Krichynsky
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Irma la Douce
Eve Gordon
Dottie Krik
Known for
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Kevin Pollak
Izzy Kirke
Known for
Tulsa King
The Usual Suspects
Israel Rubinek
Nathan Krichinsky
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The Suicide Murders
Elijah Wood
Michael Kaye
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Happy Feet
Grant Gelt
Teddy Kirke
Known for
The Sandlot
Mindy Loren Isenstein
Mindy Kirk
Also in
Thanksgiving Day
Barry Levinson Director · Randy Newman Composer Allen Daviau Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $16M · United States release October 5, 1990 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$15,700,000
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
Baltimore Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Yiddish
Release dates
United States · October 5, 1990
Theatrical
Czechia
December 1, 1994 · Physical
Germany
March 7, 1991 · Theatrical
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