The Komediant (film)

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The Komediant
Directed by Arnon Goldfinger
Written byOshra Schwartz
Produced byAmir Harel
CinematographyYoram Millo
Distributed byZebra Productions, Ltd
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguagesYiddish
English

The Komediant is a 2000 Israeli documentary film directed by Arnon Goldfinger and written by Oshra Schwartz. It focuses on the life and careers of the Burstein family of Yiddish theatre: Pesach Burstein, his wife Lillian Lux, his son Mike Burstyn and daughter Susan Burstein-Roth. Made in honor of the 100th birth anniversary of Pesach Burstein, it received the Israeli Academy's Best Documentary Award.