God, Man and Devil

God, Man and Devil

🎞️ Movie 108 min US
1950

A wager between God and Satan has dire consequences in this allegory based on the play by Jacob Gordin about the material world's false promises. Beware when money sounds sweeter than music, it cautions; those who win lotteries stand to lose all, including their spiritual treasures, families, communities and religion. Poor, pious Torah scribe Hershele Dubrovner has a life that glorifies God until Satan, disguised as a business partner, turns him into a greedy, dishonest factory owner whose success desecrates both his religion and his community. Betrayal and abandonment replace serenity and familiarity; the instruments of good fortune become instruments of death. Not even music, previously Hershele's joy, can heal these rifts.

Cast

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Michal Michalesko
Hersholle Dubrovner
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Gustav Berger
Uriol Mozik (Satan)
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Berta Gersten
Pese Dubrovner, his wife
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Shifra Lerer
Freda, his older niece
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Esta Salzman
Tzipe, his younger niece
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Max Bozyk
Lazar Dubrovner, his father
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Leon Shachter
Choskel, a neighbor
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Lucy Gehrman
Dobe, his wife
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Joshua Zeldis
Mot'l, their son
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Sholom Secunda
Composer