The Vilner Shtot Khazn
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Ouverture to Glory The Vilner Shtot Khazn |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | Yiddish |
| Publishing year | 1940 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Max Nosseck |
| script | Max Nosseck |
| production | Ira Greene, Ludwig Landy |
| music | Aleksandr Olshanetsky |
| camera | Don Malkames, Larry Williams |
| cut | Leslie Vidor |
| occupation | |
The Vilner Shtot Khazn (English OT Ouverture to Glory , German The Cantor of the City of Wilna ) was a Yiddish feature film from 1940 in the USA .
action
The cantor ( Chasan ) of the synagogue in Wilna (Vilnius) sings the Kol Nidre on Yom Kippur . The singing is so moving that he is invited to begin an operatic career in Warsaw . With a heavy heart and against the will of his father-in-law, he agrees.
In Warsaw he learns of his son's death. His voice fails and he returns to Vilnius. He sings the Kol Nidre and the voice comes back. He dies of cardiac arrest while singing.
production
It was the third film with the outstanding Moishe Oysher in the leading role of the cantor. For director Max Nosseck it was the first film to be made in the USA after his emigration from Europe. It remained his only Yiddish film.
Web links
- The Vilner Shtot Khazn in the Internet Movie Database (English)