- Summary
- The prophet Elijah makes a supernatural appearance whenever a wrong marriage seems about to take place; complicating the plot are a villainous rich man, his cringing stooge and an eloquent marriage broker. Portrays the orthodox practice and social life and customs of Polish Jews in the 1930's.
- Variant Title
- Tḳies-khaf
Tḳies-kaf
- Format
- Video
- Published
- Waltham, MA : National Center for Jewish Film, [2007]
©2007
- Locale
- Poland
- Other Authors/Editors
- Szaro, Henryk.
Bonja, Henryk.
Turkow, Zygmunt, 1896-1970.
Halpern, Dina, 1909-1989.
Katsch, Kurt.
Bozyk, Max, 1899-1970.
Miriam/Lillian Films (Firm)
National Center for Jewish Film.
- Notes
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Based on "The Vilna legend."
Title from disc label.
Originally released as a motion picture in Poland in 1937.
Photography, St. Lipinski ; music, Iso Szajewicz ; editor, George Roland.
Zygmund Turkow, Dina Halpern, Kurt Katsch, Max Bozyk.
DVD.
In Yiddish with English subtitles.
