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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 5, 1990
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 13, 2001
Theaters
1
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TriStar Pictures, Baltimore Pictures
Quotes
See all →Skepticism About Golf Among Working Class
Ann Kaye
He'll be there! I told you! He said, he wants to take some golf lessons and see how it goes.
Eva Krichinsky
Golf? He's going to play golf?
Sam Krichinsky
That's what I said when I heard. A working person doesn't play golf. It's for people with sweaters and a cap.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Challenge of Pioneer Living
Eva Krichinsky
Homes? It's too far for homes. Got to be a pioneer, to live out here. You can't get here with a streetcar.
Sam Krichinsky
They can build homes, they can put more streetcar tracks down.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →A
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Sam Krichinsky
A
Aidan Quinn
Jules Kaye
E
Elizabeth Perkins
Ann Kaye
J
Joan Plowright
Eva Krichinsky
L
Leo Fuchs
Hymie Krichinsky
L
Lou Jacobi
Gabriel Krichynsky
E
Eve Gordon
Dottie Krik
K
Kevin Pollak
Izzy Kirke
E
Elijah Wood
Michael Kaye
G
Grant Gelt
Teddy Kirke
S
Shifra Lerer
Nellie Krichinsky
M
Mina Bern
Alice Krichinsky
N
Neil Kirk
Herbie
R
Ronald Guttman
Simka
R
Rachel Aviva
Elka
R
Ralph Tabakin
Principal Dunn
S
Steve Aronson
Moving Man
P
Paul Quinn
K & K Employee
M
Moishe Rosenfeld
William as a Young Man
M
Michael Edelstein
Gabriel as a Young Man
