The Jester
Original title: Der Purimshpiler
Overview
Getsel, a wandering Purim player, comes to a Galica village and gets a job with Reb Nuchem, the shoemaker. He falls in love with Esther, the shoemaker's daughter, but knows she is in love with a wandering circus player. However, Getzel is content in his work and dreams. Esther's father inherits a fortune and attempts to marry her to a man of his choice, but she flees with Getzel to Warsaw, where he meets and marries the circus player. Getzel returns to the village and is blamed for Esther's disappearance until she shows up and explains what happened. Getzel shoulders his pack and wanders on to another village.
Top-billed cast
- ZZygmunt Turkow
- BBerta Litwine
- MMax Bozyk
- SSamuel Landau
- JJakub Fiszer
- HHymie Jacobson
- EEni Liton
- JJakub Raynglas
- MMiriam Kressyn
- AAyzyk Samburg
Crew
- Directors
- Joseph Green, Jan Nowina-Przybylski
- Writers
- Joseph Victor, I. Manger
- Producer
- Joseph Green
- Production
- Green-Film
Frequently asked questions
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Who directed The Jester?
The Jester was directed by Joseph Green, Jan Nowina-Przybylski.
When was The Jester released?
The Jester was released in 1937.
