Ein Zug nach Manhattan (1981)
1952 in a suburb of New York: the pious Leon Sternberger is a cantor in a small Jewish community. One morning, he realizes that he has lost his faith in God. There is simply too much misery and injustice in this world. His friend Schames Rosen advises him to ask Rabbi Markus in Manhattan for advice. In the subway compartment, a young woman wants to take her own life because she cannot forget December 22, 1942 in Utrecht. That was the day her family was deported. On another train, he meets a man who also cannot forget December 22, 1942. The unusual events are connected in an exciting way and shed new light on the question of God's existence despite all the suffering.
Director: Rolf von Sydow
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Heinz Rühmann as Kantor Leon Sternberger |
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Ulrike Bliefert as Esther |
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Bruni Löbel as Sylvia Hardy |
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Charles Brauer as Juwelier George |
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Hans Hessling as Rosen |
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Wolfgang Ziffer as Rabbiner |
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Adrienne Kleiweg as Marya Rakin |
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Jurgen Kuehn as Leopold Rakin |
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Fred Steinharter as 1. Stationsvorsteher |
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Max Brandt as 2. Stationsvorsteher |
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William Stelling as Kleiner Mann in der U-Bahn |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katrin Dröge | Costume Design |
| Production | Gyula Trebitsch | Producer |
| Directing | Rolf von Sydow | Director |
| Art | Götz Heymann | Production Design |
| Writing | Paddy Chayefsky | Writer |
| Writing | Eric Burger | Adaptation |
| Writing | Rolf von Sydow | Writer |
| Camera | Gero Erhardt | Director of Photography |
