Synopsis
After arriving in 1940 New York, Freddy struggles to find work. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a poet/delicatessen owner, an aging surgeon who cannot find work, and a lovable charlatan photographer.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Axel CortiDirector
- Georg Stefan TrollerWriter
- Hans Georg KochOriginal Music Composer
- Axel CortiScreenplay
Cast
- Gabriel BarylliFreddy Wolff
- Monica BleibtreuMrs. Shapiro
- Tilli BreidenbachFrau Bauer
- Joachim KemmerBinder
- Peter LührDr. Treumann
- Dagmar SchwarzFrau Marmorek
- Doris BuchruckerLissa
- Johannes SilberschneiderFerry
- Gideon SingerPopper
- Ernst StankovskiFeldheim
- Valda AviksCast
- Judith DrakeCast
Themes
new york cityimmigrantrefugeeholocaust (shoah)immigrationworld war iipearl harborpoetbrooklyn, new york citymanhattan, new york cityjewish culturenazi occupation