The Frisco Kid
– Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congreg..
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
13 Jul 1979
English, Yiddish
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Robert Aldrich
Michael Elias, Frank Shaw
Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio
A rabbi from Poland goes to America to lead a Jewish community. When he arrives in America he is hijacked and has to work his way across the country. On the way he meets up with a bank robber and they form a friendship, have many (mis)adventures including being captured by Indians.
2 nominations.
Warner Bros. Pictures