Basic Info
Release: November 09, 2008
Runtime: 15 min
Status: Released
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
2008
15 min
Overview
Moscow, January 1948. In the bitter cold, a large crowd attends the State Funeral of the Yiddish actor and director Solomon Mikhoels. An official proclamation mourns the death of "a great People's Artist of the Soviet Union." What people are really mourning is the death of the most popular Jewish theater in the Soviet Union, and the man who kept it alive against all odds for over 20 years. No doubt many suspected the truth: he had just been assassinated by Stalin's secret police.
Genres
Documentary
History
Production Countries
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
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Cast
Ed Asner
Narrator (Voice)
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Solomon Mikhoels
Venyamin Zuskin
Crew
Sam Ball
Producer
Sophie E. Constantinou
Cinematography
Sam Ball
Writer
William Susman
Producer
Sam Ball
Director
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