There are a couple of really quite poignant performances here from "Jake" (Steven Keats) and his wife "Gitl" (Carol Kane) as together with their young son they try to make a new life in New York after fleeing from Russia. He had arrived some time earlier and had already become exposed to some of the more libertarian aspects of American society by the time his family arrived and though he manages to adopt the ways of…
Goodbye O Lord, I'm Going To America!
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.
Top Cast
Steven Keats
Jake
Carol Kane
Gitl
Mel Howard
Bernstein
Dorrie Kavanaugh
Mamie
Doris Roberts
Mrs. Kavarsky
Stephen Strimpell
Joe Peltner
Lauren Friedman
Fanny
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
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What is Hester Street about?
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…
When was Hester Street released?
Hester Street was released in 1975.
What genres does Hester Street belong to?
Hester Street is categorised as Drama, Romance.
Who stars in Hester Street?
The cast of Hester Street includes Steven Keats, Carol Kane, Mel Howard, Dorrie Kavanaugh, Doris Roberts.