Seekers of Happiness (1936)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Vladimir Korsh
Writer : Григорий Кобец, Иоганн Зельцер

Synopsis

During the 1920s, many impoverished Jews searching for a better life made their way to Birobidzhan, the Soviet Jewish Autonomous Region on the Chinese border. This melodrama tells the story of a Jewish family's immigration to Birobidzhan and their experiences as settlers on a collective farm in the area.

Actors

Venyamin Zuskin
Venyamin Zuskin
Pinya Kopman
Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina
Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina
Dvoina
Sergey Yarov
Sergey Yarov
Kornei
L.A. Shmidt
L.A. Shmidt
Rosa
Nikolai Valyano
Nikolai Valyano
Lyova

Crews

Vladimir Korsh
Vladimir Korsh
Director
Григорий Кобец
Григорий Кобец
Screenplay
Иоганн Зельцер
Иоганн Зельцер
Screenplay

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