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Zalmen, or The Madness of God
Released: January 13, 1975 (1975)
Runtime: 120 minutes
Genres: Drama
This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Leib Lensky as Shmuel
Age at release: 71
- Joseph Wiseman as Rabbi
Age at release: 56
- Robert Prosky as The Chairman
Age at release: 44
- Howard Witt as The Inspector
Age at release: 42
- Mark Hammer as The Doctor
Age at release: 37
- Richard Bauer as Zalmen
Age at release: 35
- Sanford Seeger as Srul
Age at release: Unknown
- Michael Mertz as Motke
Age at release: Unknown
- David Reinherdsen as Chaim
Age at release: Unknown
- Glenn Taylor as Zender
Age at release: Unknown
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- Michael Gorrin as Avrom
Age at release: 60
- Gary Bayer as Alexei
Age at release: 30
- Dianne Wiest as Nina
Age at release: 26
- John Koch as Misha
Age at release: Unknown
- Michael Haney as Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- Kenneth Kantor as Guard
Age at release: Unknown
- John Jellison as The Cantor
Age at release: Unknown
- Scott Schofield as The Commissar
Age at release: Unknown
- Nancy Dutton as The Secretary
Age at release: Unknown
- Leslie Cass as Feige
Age at release: Unknown