
Ein Zug nach Manhattan
Drama
Overview
1952 in a suburb of New York: the pious Leon Sternberger is a cantor in a small Jewish community. One morning, he realizes that he has lost his faith in God. There is simply too much misery and injustice in this world. His friend Schames Rosen advises him to ask Rabbi Markus in Manhattan for advice. In the subway compartment, a young woman wants to take her own life because she cannot forget December 22, 1942 in Utrecht. That was the day her family was deported. On another train, he meets a man who also cannot forget December 22, 1942. The unusual events are connected in an exciting way and shed new light on the question of God's existence despite all the suffering.
Top Cast


Heinz Rühmann
Heinz Rühmann
Kantor Leon Sternberger
Heinz Rühmann
Kantor Leon Sternberger


Ulrike Bliefert
Ulrike Bliefert
Esther
Ulrike Bliefert
Esther


Bruni Löbel
Bruni Löbel
Sylvia Hardy
Bruni Löbel
Sylvia Hardy


Charles Brauer
Charles Brauer
Juwelier George
Charles Brauer
Juwelier George


Hans Hessling
Hans Hessling
Rosen
Hans Hessling
Rosen
Wolfgang Ziffer
Wolfgang Ziffer
Rabbiner
Wolfgang Ziffer
Rabbiner


Adrienne Kleiweg
Adrienne Kleiweg
Marya Rakin
Adrienne Kleiweg
Marya Rakin
Jurgen Kuehn
Jurgen Kuehn
Leopold Rakin
Jurgen Kuehn
Leopold Rakin
Fred Steinharter
Fred Steinharter
1. Stationsvorsteher
Fred Steinharter
1. Stationsvorsteher
Max Brandt
Max Brandt
2. Stationsvorsteher
Max Brandt
2. Stationsvorsteher
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