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A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the way, he is nearly burned at the stake by Native Americans...
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Sep 2, 2016 · In “Frisco Kid” the rabbi is on a higher moral and spiritual plane than the rest of the characters and is rewarded for his ideals. His innocence becomes a shield to the evil of the con men who ...
On his way to lead a Jewish community in the lawless Old West, a bumbling Polish rabbi (Gene Wilder) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a wily bank-robbing cowpoke (Harrison Ford) in this classic comedic Western.
The Frisco Kid is a 1979 American Western comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Gene Wilder as Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi who is traveling to San Francisco, and Harrison Ford as a bank robber who befriends him.
Review: Robert Aldrich made some good serious Westerns, The Last Sunset (1961) and Ulzana’s Raid (1972) among them. His attempts at comedy — this film and 1963’s “4 for Texas” — well, they’re not nearly as good.
The Frisco Kid, billed as a comedy, is about a gentle Polish rabbi of 1850 who is instructed to cross America and become spiritual leader of an eagerly awaiting congregation in San Francisco. But the movie is propelled more by violence - in action, in dialogue and in editing - than by humor. No wonder there are so few good kosher westerns.
The Frisco Kid is a 1979 movie directed by Robert Aldrich. The movie is a Western comedy featuring Gene Wilder as Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi who is traveling to San Francisco, and Harrison Ford as a bank robber who befriends him.
