The Light Ahead

The Light Ahead (1939)

22 Sep 1939 • Drama • 1h 34m
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Impoverished and disabled lovers Fishke nd Hodel dream of life in the big city of Odessa, free from the poverty and stifling old-world prejudices of the shtetl. Made on the eve of World War II, The Light Ahead is at once romantic, expressionist, and painfully conscious of the danger about to engulf European Jews. One of four Yiddish features directed by Edgar Ulmer.

Edgar G. Ulmer
Director
Chaver Pahver, Mendele Mocher Sforim, Edgar G. Ulmer
Writer
David Opatoshu, Helen Beverley, Isidore Cashier
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Language: Yiddish
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Country: United States
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6.5

IMDb (89 votes)
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