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God, man and Devil = Got, Mensh un Tayvel

Title
God, man and Devil = Got, Mensh un Tayvel / Aaron Productions, Inc.
Publication
Waltham, MA : National Center for Jewish Film, [1991], ©1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Michalesko, Michal, 1888-1957.
  • Gersten, Berta.
  • Gehrman, Lucy.
  • Berger, Gustav.
  • Seiden, Joseph.
  • Gordin, Jacob, 1853-1909.
  • Aaron Prouctions, Inc.
  • National Center for Jewish Film.
Description
1 videocassette (100 min.) : sound, black and white; 1/2 in.
Summary
Poor, pious Torah scribe Hershalle Debrovner has a life that glorifies God until Satan, disguised as a business partner, turns him into a greedy, dishonest factory owner whose success desecrates both his religion and his community; betrayal and abandonment replace serenity and familiarity.
Alternative Title
Got, Mensh un Tayvel
Subjects
Note
  • "The Rutenberg & Everett Yiddish Film Library of the National Center for Jewish Film"--Container cover.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
  • Based on the play by Jacob Gordin.
Credits (note)
  • Director, Josef Zeiden ; executive producers, Daniel Silver, Sol C. Rynd ; music, Sholom Secunda.
Performer (note)
  • Michal Michalesko, Berta Gersten, Lucy Gehrman, Gustav Berger.
System Details (note)
  • VHS.
Language (note)
  • Yiddish dialogue, English subtitles.
OCLC
  • ocm25061710
  • SCSB-3882222
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries