Avalon

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Avalon

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

1990

2h 6m

6.6(85 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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50 members

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Armin Mueller-Stahl

Sam Krichinsky

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Aidan Quinn

Jules Kaye

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Elizabeth Perkins

Ann Kaye

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Joan Plowright

Eva Krichinsky

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Leo Fuchs

Hymie Krichinsky

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Lou Jacobi

Gabriel Krichynsky

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Eve Gordon

Dottie Krik

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Kevin Pollak

Izzy Kirke

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Israel Rubinek

Nathan Krichinsky

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Elijah Wood

Michael Kaye

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Grant Gelt

Teddy Kirke

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Mindy Loren Isenstein

Mindy Kirk

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Shifra Lerer

Nellie Krichinsky

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Mina Bern

Alice Krichinsky

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Frania Rubinek

Faye Krichinsky

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Neil Kirk

Herbie

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Ronald Guttman

Simka

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Rachel Aviva

Elka

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Sylvia Weinberg

Mrs. Parkes

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Ralph Tabakin

Principal Dunn

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Steve Aronson

Moving Man

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Miles A. Perman

Gas Attendant

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Beatrice Yoffe

Nursing Home Receptionist

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Brian Sher

Country Club Page

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Frank Tamburo

Mugger

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Patrick Flynn

Fire Chief

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Herb Levinson

Rabbi at Funeral

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Paul Quinn

K & K Employee

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Kevin Blum

Young Jules

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Alvin Myerovich

The Father

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Moishe Rosenfeld

William as a Young Man

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Michael Krauss

Sam as a Young Man

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Michael Edelstein

Gabriel as a Young Man

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Bernardo Hiller

Hymie as a Young Man

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Brian Shait

Nathan as a Young Man

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Dawne Hindle

Eva as a Young Woman

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Christine Mosere

Nellie as a Young Woman

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Anna Bergman

Alice as a Young Woman

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Mary Lechter

Faye as a Young Woman

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Barbara Morris

Mollie as a Young Woman

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Tom Wood

Michael as an Adult

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Christopher James Lekas

Michael's Son - Sam

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Ava Eileen Quinn

David as a Baby

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David Thornhill

David at 8 Months

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Jordan Young

David at 10 Years

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Tammy Walker

Camera Girl

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David Long

TV Commercial Director

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Brenda Alford

Night Club Singer

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Thomas Joy

Country Club Singer

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Jamie Zemarel

Supper Club Singer

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