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Broken Barriers

Plot: This 1919 silent is the first American film based on the same Sholem Aleichem stories as Fiddler on the Roof, but produced 50 years before the blockbuster musical. Unlike most adaptations of Aleichem’s work, Broken Barriers (Khavah) focuses not on Tevye the milkman, but on his daughter Khavah, who falls in love with the gentile boy Fedka and must navigate the reverberations from this with both her community and her family
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1919
105 years ago
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Portrait of Alice HastingsAlice Hastings
Alice Hastings was
>> in Broken Barriers
as 'Khavah'.
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Portrait of Alexander TenenholtzAlexander Tenenholtz
Alexander Tenenholtz was
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as 'Fedka'.
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Portrait of Giacomo MasuroffGiacomo Masuroff
Giacomo Masuroff was
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as 'Tobias, Khavah's Father'.
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Portrait of Billie WilsonBillie Wilson
Billie Wilson was
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as 'Khavah's Mother'.
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Portrait of Sonia RadinSonia Radin
Sonia Radin was
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as 'Parasha, Fedka's Mother'.
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Portrait of Phil SanfordPhil Sanford
Phil Sanford was
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as 'Ivan, Fedka's Father'.
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Portrait of Anna KayAnna Kay
Anna Kay was
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as 'Khavah's Sister'.
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Portrait of Raymond FriedgenRaymond Friedgen
Raymond Friedgen was
25 in Broken Barriers
as 'Fedka's Chum'.
Wed, Oct 18 1893 –
Tue, Mar 01 1966

Crew

Portrait of Charles E. DavenportCharles E. Davenport
Charles E. Davenport was
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as 'Director'
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Portrait of Raymond FriedgenRaymond Friedgen
Raymond Friedgen was
25 in Broken Barriers
as 'Second Unit Director of Photography'
Wed, Oct 18 1893 –
Tue, Mar 01 1966
Portrait of Sholom AleichemSholom Aleichem
Sholom Aleichem was
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as 'Writer'
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Portrait of Nat DorfmanNat Dorfman
Nat Dorfman was
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as 'Editor, Writers' Production'
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Portrait of Meyer KehlmannMeyer Kehlmann
Meyer Kehlmann was
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as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Leopold KehlmannLeopold Kehlmann
Leopold Kehlmann was
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as 'Producer'
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Portrait of Irving B. RubyIrving B. Ruby
Irving B. Ruby was
>> in Broken Barriers
as 'Cinematography'
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Portrait of Jack YoungJack Young
Jack Young was
22 in Broken Barriers
as 'Cinematography'
Tue, Jan 07 1896 –
Mon, Feb 01 1971