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Hiob (1978)

Directed by Michael Kehlmann

Overview

In war-torn Galicia, devout Jew Mendel Singer’s family faces hardship: his eldest sons are conscripted - one flees to Austria, then America - while their frail newborn Menuchim is deemed unfit to emigrate. Torn between love and survival, Mendel must choose who goes to the New World.

Length 247 minutes

Actors

Günter Mack | Despina Pajanou | Susi Nicoletti | Eric Pohlmann | Klaus Behrendt | Ludwig Hirsch | Towje Kleiner | Erich Auer | Otto Kerry