The Magician of Lublin

Israel, West Germany

1979

114 Min

Color

English, German

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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PROD Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan

SCR Menahem Golan, Sheldon Patinkin, Irving S. White, Isaac Bashevis Singer

CAST Alan Arkin, Louise Fletcher, Valerie Perrine, Shelley Winters, Lou Jacobi, Warren Berlinger, Shaike Ophir, Lisa Whelchel, Maia Danziger, Linda Bernstein, Zachi Noy, Friedrich Schoenfelder, Ophelia Stral

MUSIC Maurice Jarre, Dov Seltzer

Synopsis

The Magician is a nervy, self-promoting man who claims he can fly. But he won’t attempt the trick until he lands an engagement in turn-of-the-century Warsaw’s most prestigious theater. In the meantime, while his manager tries to land him this job, he keeps busy by trifling with the affections of more women than an ordinary man could perhaps manage. —NYtimes.com

Director

Menahem Golan

As one of the leaders in Israeli cinema, filmmaker/producer Menahem Golan has collaborated with his cousin Yoram Globus since the early ‘60s to produce over 150 movies. He spent many years directing theatrical productions in Israel before coming to the U.S. to study film in New York and later became a protegé of director Roger Corman. When Golan returned to his homeland, he and Globus worked together to create Israel’s film industry with prestigious films such as Sallah Shabati (1964). In 1979, Golan and Globus took over the Cannon group in Hollywood where for the next 10 years they produced quality independent films such as Love Streams (1984) and Barfly (1987). In 1989, the two producers went their separate ways with Globus becoming the head of Pathe International, and Golan moving to take over the 21st Century Film Corporation. —Sandra Brennan