This kosher cowboy hasn't got a prayer -- but plenty of laughs.
Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
$9,200,000
$9,300,000
July 6, 1979
Warner Bros. Pictures
64 people
Gene Wilder
Avram
Acting
Harrison Ford
Tommy
Acting
Ramon Bieri
Mr. Jones
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Val Bisoglio
Chief Gray Cloud
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George DiCenzo
Darryl Diggs
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Leo Fuchs
Chief Rabbi
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Penny Peyser
Rosalie
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William Smith
Matt Diggs
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Jack Somack
Samuel Bender
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Beege Barkette
Sarah Mindl
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Shay Duffin
O'Leary
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Walter Janovitz
Old Amish Man
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