The Jester

The Jester

1937
1h 28m
7.0

7.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Getsel, a wandering Purim player, comes to a Galica village and gets a job with Reb Nuchem, the shoemaker. He falls in love with Esther, the shoemaker's daughter, but knows she is in love with a wandering circus player. However, Getzel is content in his work and dreams. Esther's father inherits a fortune and attempts to marry her to a man of his choice, but she flees with Getzel to Warsaw, where he meets and marries the circus player. Getzel returns to the village and is blamed for Esther's disappearance until she shows up and explains what happened. Getzel shoulders his pack and wanders on to another village.

Status: Released

Language: YI

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Production Information

Production Companies
Green-Film
Production Countries
Poland United States of America
Spoken Languages
Yiddish

Quick Facts

Original Title Der Purimshpiler
Release Date January 2, 1937
Status Released
Language YI
IMDb ID tt0029065

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