Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness

Name: Sholem Aleichem: Laughing In The Darkness
Director: Joseph Dorman
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2012-02-24
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Rachel Dratch, Hillel Halkin, Jason Kravits, Dan Miron, Peter Riegert

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2012 · 93 min · Documentary · History · TMDB 6.2/10

Overview

A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Sholem Aleichem was not just a witness to the creation of a new modern Jewish identity, but one of the very men who forged it.

Directed by Joseph Dorman

Cast

Rachel Dratch — Shayne Sheyndl
Hillel Halkin — Himself
Jason Kravits — Menachem Mendi
Dan Miron — Himself
Peter Riegert — Tevye