Movie Description
Khava
(1919)Overview
This 1919 silent is the first American film based on the same Sholem Aleichem stories as Fiddler on the Roof, but produced 50 years before the blockbuster musical. Unlike most adaptations of Aleichem’s work, Broken Barriers (Khavah) focuses not on Tevye the milkman, but on his daughter Khavah, who falls in love with the gentile boy Fedka and must navigate the reverberations from this with both her community and her family.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles E. Davenport
- Producer : Meyer Kehlmann,Leopold Kehlmann
- Writer : Sholom Aleichem
- Editor : Nat Dorfman
- Cast : Alice Hastings,Alexander Tenenholtz,Giacomo Masuroff,Billie Wilson,Sonia Radin,Phil Sanford,Anna Kay,Raymond Friedgen
Cast
Khavah
Fedka
Tobias, Khavah's Father
Khavah's Mother
Parasha, Fedka's Mother
Ivan, Fedka's Father
Khavah's Sister
Fedka's Chum
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Facts
Original TitleKhava
Status Released
Release Information
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1919-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 16m
Homepagehttp://www.jewishfilm.org/Catalogue/films/Broken-Barriers.html
Production CompaniesZion Films
Genres
- Drama
