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Avalon 1990 Directed by Barry Levinson

Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Yiddish
Gnere Drama
Production Companies TriStar Pictures , Baltimore Pictures
Release Date 5 October 1990
126 mins
Cast
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl Sam Krichinsky
Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn Jules Kaye
Elizabeth Perkins
Elizabeth Perkins Ann Kaye
Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright Eva Krichinsky
Leo Fuchs
Leo Fuchs Hymie Krichinsky
Lou Jacobi
Lou Jacobi Gabriel Krichynsky
Eve Gordon
Eve Gordon Dottie Krik
Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak Izzy Kirke
Israel Rubinek
Israel Rubinek Nathan Krichinsky
Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood Michael Kaye
Grant Gelt
Grant Gelt Teddy Kirke
Mindy Loren Isenstein
Mindy Loren Isenstein Mindy Kirk
Shifra Lerer
Shifra Lerer Nellie Krichinsky
Mina Bern
Mina Bern Alice Krichinsky
Frania Rubinek
Frania Rubinek Faye Krichinsky
Neil Kirk
Neil Kirk Herbie
Ronald Guttman
Ronald Guttman Simka
Rachel Aviva
Rachel Aviva Elka
Sylvia Weinberg
Sylvia Weinberg Mrs. Parkes
Ralph Tabakin
Ralph Tabakin Principal Dunn
Steve Aronson
Steve Aronson Moving Man
Miles A. Perman
Miles A. Perman Gas Attendant
Beatrice Yoffe
Beatrice Yoffe Nursing Home Receptionist
Brian Sher
Brian Sher Country Club Page
Frank Tamburo
Frank Tamburo Mugger
Patrick Flynn
Patrick Flynn Fire Chief
Herb Levinson
Herb Levinson Rabbi at Funeral
Paul Quinn
Paul Quinn K & K Employee
Kevin Blum
Kevin Blum Young Jules
Alvin Myerovich
Alvin Myerovich The Father
Moishe Rosenfeld
Moishe Rosenfeld William as a Young Man
Michael Krauss
Michael Krauss Sam as a Young Man
Michael Edelstein
Michael Edelstein Gabriel as a Young Man
Bernardo Hiller
Bernardo Hiller Hymie as a Young Man
Brian Shait
Brian Shait Nathan as a Young Man
Dawne Hindle
Dawne Hindle Eva as a Young Woman
Christine Mosere
Christine Mosere Nellie as a Young Woman
Anna Bergman
Anna Bergman Alice as a Young Woman
Mary Lechter
Mary Lechter Faye as a Young Woman
Barbara Morris
Barbara Morris Mollie as a Young Woman
Tom Wood
Tom Wood Michael as an Adult
Christopher James Lekas
Christopher James Lekas Michael's Son - Sam
Ava Eileen Quinn
Ava Eileen Quinn David as a Baby
David Thornhill
David Thornhill David at 8 Months
Jordan Young
Jordan Young David at 10 Years
Tammy Walker
Tammy Walker Camera Girl
David Long
David Long TV Commercial Director
Brenda Alford
Brenda Alford Night Club Singer
Thomas Joy
Thomas Joy Country Club Singer
Jamie Zemarel
Jamie Zemarel Supper Club Singer
Crew
Director
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
Writer
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
Producers
Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson
Cinematography
Allen Daviau
Allen Daviau
Composer
Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Editor
Stu Linder
Stu Linder
Production Design
Norman Reynolds
Norman Reynolds
Sound
Willie D. Burton
Willie D. Burton
Art Direction
Edward Richardson
Edward Richardson
Fred Hole
Fred Hole
Set Decoration
Linda DeScenna
Linda DeScenna
Costume Design
Gloria Gresham
Gloria Gresham
Makeup Artists
Irving Buchman
Irving Buchman
Paul Gebbia
Paul Gebbia
Casting
Ellen Chenoweth
Ellen Chenoweth