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Paramount Pictures
details
Running Time: 127 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
This prequel to Levinson's autobiographical "Diner" and "Tin Men" traces his family's roots and their Russian Jewish heritage. The film focuses on four brothers, and their assimilation into American society.
cast + crew
Director
Sam Krichinsky
Ann Kaye
Eva Krichinsky
Izzy Kirk
Jules Kaye
Nathan Krichinsky
Michael Kaye
Gabriel Krichinsky
Hymie Krichinsky
Dottie Kirk
screenplay
Producer
Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
reviews
February 7, 2001
"I came to America in 1914," says Sam Krichinsky, a Jewish immigrant from Europe whom writer-director Barry Levinson based on his own grandfather. Levinson shows the young Sam dazzled by the lights and flag-waving as he arrives in Baltimore on the Fourth of July. Levinson and cinematographer Allen Daviau ("E.T.") give this opening scene a mythic allure. For Sam, Baltimore the beautiful is alive with promise. But as the film moves through the next five decades, Levinson shows America defaulting…
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