United States / Mar 19, 1975 / USA Film Festival
Goodbye O Lord, I'm Going To America!
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paul Freedman | Joey |
| Martin Garner | Boss |
| Leib Lensky | Peddler |
| Zane Lasky | Greenhorn |
| Zvee Scooler | Rabbi |
| Eda Reiss Merin | Rabbi's Wife |
| Robert Lesser | Lawyer |
| Joanna Merlin | Jake's Landlady |
| Claudia Silver | Feigie |
| Ed Crowley | Inspector |
| Philip Sterling | Mr. Lipman |
| Sol Frieder | Scribe |
| Joel Wolfe | Kaminsky |
| Mordecai Lawner | Waiter |
| Anna Berger | Poultry Woman |
| Bert Salzman | Zalman |
| Billy Natbony |
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| Lin Shaye | Whore |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hester Street |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Midwest Films |
| Release date | 19 ottobre 1975 |
| Production | David Appleton, Raphael D. Silver |
| Writer | Joan Micklin Silver, Abraham Cahan |
| Casting | Jay Wolf |
| Editing | Katherine Wenning |
| Cinematography | Kenneth Van Sickle |
| Assistant directors | Jack Baran, Mik Cribben, Joan Micklin Silver |
| Camera operators | Kenneth Van Sickle |
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| Additional photography | Kenneth Van Sickle |
| Production design | Stuart Wurtzel, Edward Haynes |
| Art direction | Edward Haynes, Stuart Wurtzel |
| Set decoration | Edward Haynes, Stuart Wurtzel |
| Music | Bill Daly, Jack Fitzstephens, Dick Vorisek |
| Sound | Bill Daly, Jack Fitzstephens, Dick Vorisek |
| Costume design | Robert Pusilo, Steve Atha |
| Makeup | Robert Pusilo, Steve Atha |
| Hairstyling | Robert Pusilo, Steve Atha |
Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Mar 27, 1990 / The Jewish Film Festival, Moscow
Limited release
United States / Oct 01, 2021 / 4K Restoration
Theatrical release
United States / Oct 19, 1975 / PG / New York City, New York
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