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Rachel's Man
1976 1h 32m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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The Biblical love story of Rachel and Jacob is adapted for the screen as Rachel's father forces them to wait seven years before they can marry, but fate intervenes as Rachel's sister sleeps with Jacob and bears him a child.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Leonard Whiting
Jacob
Mickey Rooney
Laban
Michal Bat-Adam
Rachel
Rita Tushingham
Leah
Yossi Graber
Godhead
Moshe Ish-Kassit
Angel
Avner Hizkiyahu
Isaac
Yair Rubin
Esau
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Moshé Mizrahi
- Writers
- Rahel Fabian, Moshé Mizrahi
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Israel
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The take
Moshé Mizrahi directs. Dov Hoenig cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Editor Dov Hoenig shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Leonard Whiting and Mickey Rooney and Michal Bat-Adam carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0072060 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Dov Hoenig
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Moshé Mizrahi
Production companies
Who made it
- LO
Loraglade
Key crew
- EditorDov Hoenig
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1976-04-01
