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The Komediant (film)

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The Komediant
Directed byArnon Goldfinger
Written byOshra Schwartz
Produced byAmir Harel
CinematographyYoram Millo
Distributed byZebra Productions, Ltd
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguagesYiddish
English

The Komediant is an Israeli documentary film of 2000, directed by Arnon Goldfinger and written by Oshra Schwartz. It focuses on the life and careers of the Burstein family of Yiddish theatre: Pesach Burstein, his wife Lillian Lux, his son Mike Burstyn and daughter Susan Burstein-Roth. Made in honor of the 100th birth anniversary of Pesach Burstein, it received the Israeli Academy's Best Documentary Award.

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