Monday 17th May
In this classic Comedy Western directed by Robert Aldrich, Avram Belinski arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en-route to San Francisco where he will be the new Rabbi of its emerging Jewish community.
The movie takes us on a hilarious journey as Avram, played by Gene Wilder, travels across America together with Harrison Ford as a bank robber who befriends him,
Avram, an innocent, trusting and inexperienced traveller, falls in with three con men who trick him and then leave him with most of his belongings scattered along a deserted road.
When he finally arrives in San Francisco, Avram must deal with the effect his journey has had on his faith and his purpose in life.
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