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The Frisco Kid (1979)
Directed by Robert Aldrich
“This kosher cowboy hasn't got a prayer -- but plenty of laughs.”
Adventure, Comedy, Western, Drama · 1h 59m
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
Cast
Gene Wilder
Harrison Ford
Ramon Bieri
Val Bisoglio
George DiCenzo
Leo Fuchs
Penny Peyser
William Smith
Jack Somack
Beege Barkette
Shay Duffin
Walter Janovitz
Crew
- Director
- Robert Aldrich
- Writer
- Frank Shaw, Michael Elias
- Director of Photography
- Robert B. Hauser
- Original Music Composer
- Frank De Vol
- Editor
- Maury Winetrobe, Jack Horger, Irving Rosenblum
- Producer
- Mace Neufeld
Details
- Release date
- 1979-07-06
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Western, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Yiddish
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget
- $9,200,000
- Box office
- $9,300,000