Magician of Lublin (1979)
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This expensive production attempts to bring Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer's subtle philosophical novel The Magician of Lublin to the screen. In the story, Yasha Mazur (Alan Arkin) is a perfectionistic turn-of-the-century Jewish stage magician, con-man and mystic, who is… More This expensive production attempts to bring Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer's subtle philosophical novel The Magician of Lublin to the screen. In the story, Yasha Mazur (Alan Arkin) is a perfectionistic turn-of-the-century Jewish stage magician, con-man and mystic, who is touring through eastern Europe, at the same time managing to progressively sabotage his own career. In nearly every town Yasha has a girlfriend, from the youthful Zeftel (Valerie Perrine), to the feisty Elizabeta (Shelly Winters). His harassed manager/impressario Wolsky (Lou Jacobi) arranges for him to have one more chance at theatrical success, which requires that he pull off the trick of a lifetime in a Warsaw theater. Reviewers, fans of Singer's works, and ordinary filmgoers all expressed disappointment in this beautifully filmed and ambitious movie, which was a box-office failure. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Menahem Golan
- Genres
- Drama
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Cast
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Alan Arkin
as Yasha Mazur
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Louise Fletcher
as Emilia
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Valerie Perrine
as Zeftel
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Shelley Winters
as Elizabeta
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Maia Danziger
as Magda
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Linda Bernstein
as Esther
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Lou Jacobi
as Wolsky
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Shai Ophir
as Shmul
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Warren Berlinger
as Herman
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Yehuda Efroni
as Mechl
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Elspeth March
as Yadwiga
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Zachi Noy
as Bolek
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Lisa Whelchel
as Halina
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Buddy Elias
as Pan Kazarsky
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Friedrich Schoenfelder
as Count Zaruski
