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Release Year1938
Runtime1h 46m
LanguageYiddish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorLeon Trystan, Joseph Green
WritersLeon Trystan, Joseph Green
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast3 credited
Also Known AsA Letter to Mama
About A Letter to Mama
One of the last Yiddish films made in Poland before the Nazi invasion, this film tells the story of a mother's persistent struggles to support her three children in pre-war World War II Polish Ukraine. After her family is pulled apart by severe poverty and the turmoil of war, she and her children make their way to New York and turn to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society for help.
Directed by Leon Trystan, Joseph Green, A Letter to Mama leans on a strong ensemble — Lucy Gehrman, Misha Gehrman, Gertrude Bulman — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1938.
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