Zalmen, or, The Madness of God

Zalmen, or, The Madness of God

120 mins | Jan. 13, 1975

This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.

Zalmen, or, The Madness of God

120 mins | Jan. 13, 1975

Zalmen, or, The Madness of God
This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely angry about the repression of Jews in the Soviet Union.
Producers Thirteen, Public Broadcasting Service
Original title Zalmen, or, The Madness of God
Directors Peter Levin, Alan Schneider
Writers Marion Wiesel, Nathan Edelman, Elie Wiesel

Cast

Joseph Wiseman

as Rabbi

Richard Bauer

as Zalmen

Robert Prosky

as The Chairman

Sanford Seeger

as Srul

Leib Lensky

as Shmuel

Michael Mertz

as Motke

Glenn Taylor

as Zender

Mark Hammer

as The Doctor

Howard Witt

as The Inspector

Dianne Wiest

as Nina

John Koch

as Misha

Gary Bayer

as Alexei

Michael Haney

as Guard

Kenneth Kantor

as Guard

John Jellison

as The Cantor

Scott Schofield

as The Commissar

Nancy Dutton

as The Secretary

Michael Gorrin

as Avrom

Leslie Cass

as Feige