Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
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Growing up in 1920s Montreal is no picnic for Orthodox Jewish boy Jeffrey Lynas. His grandfather, wizened old junk dealer Yossi Yadin, is the only person who plays attention to the lonely Lynas. He is also the only adult who treats Lynas like a friend and equal instead of a nuisance. This sensitive,… More Growing up in 1920s Montreal is no picnic for Orthodox Jewish boy Jeffrey Lynas. His grandfather, wizened old junk dealer Yossi Yadin, is the only person who plays attention to the lonely Lynas. He is also the only adult who treats Lynas like a friend and equal instead of a nuisance. This sensitive, perceptive drama obviously meant more than a mere residual check to scriptwriter Ted Allen, who also appears in the film. Jeffrey Lynas' parents are played by Len Birman and Marilyn Lighthouse, two of Canada's cartoon voiceover artists. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ján Kadár
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Classics
PG,
- In Theaters
- Sep 26, 1975 Wide
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Cast
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Yossi Yadin
as Zaida
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Len Birman
as Harry Herman
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Marilyn Lightstone
as Annie Herman
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Jeffrey Lynas
as David
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Ted Allan
as Mr. Baumgarten
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Barbara Chilcott
as Mrs. Tannebaum
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Mignon Elkins
as Mrs. Bondy
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Henry Gamer
as Uncle Benny
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Carol Lazare
as Edna
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Cleo Paskal
as Cleo
- Victor Knight
- Guy L'Ecuyer
- Judith Gault
- Norman Taviss
