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Children Must Laugh (1936)

Name: Children Must Laugh
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1936
Duration: 61 min

Directed by Aleksander Ford

Documentary · 1h 01m

One of the few surviving documentaries about Jewish life in Poland before World War II, this film was produced to raise funds for the Vladimir Medem Sanitarium, an institution that stood as the embodiment of health and enlightenment, in striking contrast to the grim images of urban Polish-Jewish poverty.

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Cast

A.L. Alexander Narrator (US Version)

David Dubinsky Himself, Introductory Speaker (US Version)

B. Charney Vladeck Himself, Introductory Speaker (US Version)

Crew

Director: Aleksander Ford
Writer: Jacob Pat, Wanda Wasilewska
Director of Photography: Stanisław Lipiński
Original Music Composer: Henoch Kon

Details

Original title: Mir kumen on
Release date: 1936-12-31
Runtime: 1h 01m
Genres: Documentary
Original language: YI
Spoken languages: Yiddish, Polish
Countries: Poland
Production: Sanatorium im. Wlodzimierza Medema