The Assistant

The Assistant (1997)

01 May 1998 • Crime, Drama, Romance • 1h 56m
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It's the turn of the century and jobs are hard to find. A young man assigns himself the job of a store clerk, without pay, only a place to sleep and eat, after he was manipulated by a hoodlum friend into robbing the man's store. Soon he falls in love with the pragmatic store owner's daughter, who hesitates in giving her heart, or body. Nonetheless, the young man perseveres, much to the chagrin of her strict Jewish mother, who doesn't want her daughter marrying a gentile.

Daniel Petrie
Director
Bernard Malamud, Daniel Petrie
Writer
Gil Bellows, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright
Starring

Language: English
Awards: 1 nomination
Country: Canada, United Kingdom
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5.8

IMDb (184 votes)
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