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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Cast
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Christa Berndl
Zofia Steinmann
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Leni
Otto Tausig
Isaak Aufrichtig
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George Tabori
Ziffer
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Josh Mostel
Abe
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Billy Madison
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Aleksander Bardini
Pastor Ladislaus
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Three Colors: White
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Ya'ackov Bodo
Moshe Lustgarten
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Mrs. Moskowitz and the Cats
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Jeffrey Feingold
Irish musician
Manny Jacobowitz
Schmuel
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Carnival of Love
Jessie Keosian
Seller from the bag shop
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Green Card
James Lally
Portier
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Working Girl
The Birdcage
Irving Lanchart
Seller from the bag shop
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Ben Lang
Perlmutter
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Jan Schütte Director · Thomas Strittmatter Writer Claus Bantzer Composer
First release April 28, 1994 · Produced in Germany, Poland · Languages English, Polish, Yiddish
Production
ARTE
Production
Novoskop Film
Production
Casting S.F.
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Orenda Films
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Pandora Filmproduktion
Production
Germany · Poland
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Original title
Auf Wiedersehen Amerika
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · Polish · Yiddish
Release dates
Germany · April 28, 1994
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No release date listed for United States.
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