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Overture to glory : Ṿilner shṭoṭ ḥazn

Title
Overture to glory : Ṿilner shṭoṭ ḥazn / G & L presents ; story by Ossip Dymow ; screen play by Max Nosseck & Ossip Dymow ; dialogue by Jacob Gladstone ; directed by Max Nosseck.
Publication
Waltham, MA : National Center for Jewish Film, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Nosseck, Max.
  • Oysher, Moishe.
  • Beverley, Helen.
  • Weiss, Florence.
  • Freed, Lazar.
  • Munz, Jack Mylong.
  • Elliott, Leonard.
  • Olshanetsky, Alexander.
  • G & L (Firm)
  • National Center for Jewish Film.
Description
1 videocassette (77 min.) : sound, black and white; 1/2 in.
Summary
The cantor of the Vilna Synagogue--played by the great, real-life cantor Moishe Oysher--leaves behind his prayers to perform in the Warsaw Opera. He struggles to balance the appeal of his newfound fame, fortune, and notoriety with his feelings of guilt and responsibility toward his family and community. While performing in the Opera, he loses his voice and is forced to return to his village.
Uniform Title
Vilner shtot khazn.
Alternative Title
Ṿilner shṭoṭ ḥazn
Subject
  • Feature films
  • Motion pictures, Yiddish
Note
  • Based on the legend, The Vilna balabessel.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
Credits (note)
  • Photography, Larry Williams, Don Malkames ; film editor, Leslie Vidor ; music, Alexander Olshanetsky.
Performer (note)
  • Moishe Oysher, Helen Beverley, Florence Weiss, Lazar Freed, Jack Mylong Munz, and Leonard Elliot.
System Details (note)
  • VHS format.
Language (note)
  • Yiddish dialogue with English subtitles.
OCLC
  • ocm38869696
  • SCSB-4267279
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries