Movie
Avalon
Overview
A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
Details
- Release date
- 1990-10-05
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- TriStar Pictures, Baltimore Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Sam Krichinsky
- Aidan Quinn as Jules Kaye
- Elizabeth Perkins as Ann Kaye
- Joan Plowright as Eva Krichinsky
- Leo Fuchs as Hymie Krichinsky
- Lou Jacobi as Gabriel Krichynsky
- Eve Gordon as Dottie Krik
- Kevin Pollak as Izzy Kirke
- Israel Rubinek as Nathan Krichinsky
- Elijah Wood as Michael Kaye
- Grant Gelt as Teddy Kirke
- Mindy Loren Isenstein as Mindy Kirk
Crew
- Barry Levinson - Director
- Barry Levinson - Writer
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