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Avalon is a american film of genre Drama directed by Barry Levinson released in USA on 5 october 1990 with Armin Mueller-Stahl
Avalon (1990)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 october 1990
Length 2h6
Directed by Barry Levinson
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about immigration
Rating71%
Avalon is a 1990 drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It is the third in Levinson's semi-autobiographical four "Baltimore Films" set in his hometown during the 1940s, '50s, and '60s: Diner (1982), Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999). The film explores the themes of Jewish assimilation into American life.
Synopsis
It is the early 1950s, and much has happened to the family of Polish Jewish immigrant Sam Krichinsky since he first arrived in America in 1914 and eventually settled in Baltimore.Actors
Armin Mueller-Stahl
(Sam Krichinsky)
Aidan Quinn
(Jules Kaye)
Eve Gordon
(Dottie Krik)
Thomas Mills Wood
(Michael as an Adult)
Kevin Pollak
(Izzy Kirke)
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