Zalmen, or The Madness of God (1975)

9.0/10 120 min Drama

Overview

This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.

Cast

Joseph Wiseman

Rabbi

Robert Prosky

The Chairman

Dianne Wiest

Nina

Michael Haney

Guard

Michael Gorrin

Avrom

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