Ein Zug nach Manhattan

59min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

ZDF

Polyphon

KG Gyula Trebitsch Produktion

Cast

Heinz Rühmann

Heinz Rühmann

Kantor Leon Sternberger
Bruni Löbel

Bruni Löbel

Sylvia Hardy
Charles Brauer

Charles Brauer

Juwelier George
Adrienne Kleiweg

Adrienne Kleiweg

Marya Rakin
Jurgen Kuehn

Jurgen Kuehn

Leopold Rakin
Fred Steinharter

Fred Steinharter

1. Stationsvorsteher
Max Brandt

Max Brandt

2. Stationsvorsteher
William Stelling

William Stelling

Kleiner Mann in der U-Bahn

Release date

8th Mar 1981

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Nederlands, Deutsch