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Jul 13, 1979 · A Polish rabbi travels to San Francisco in 1850 and meets a bank robber along the way. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this 1979 film.
- (11K)
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Robert Aldrich
- 1979-07-13
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.
- July 13, 1979
- Mace Neufeld
A comedy film starring Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford as a rabbi and a cowboy in the Wild West. Critics and audiences disagree on the quality of the film, which has a low rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- (219)
- Robert Aldrich
- PG
- Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder plays a Polish rabbinical student who travels to San Francisco in 1850 with the help of a gunslinger (Harrison Ford). Roger Ebert praises Wilder's performance but criticizes the film's inconsistent comic tone and lack of a cynical edge.
Frisco Kid. Genre. Comedy. Action. Western. Release Date. 1979. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 59m. Sound. Stereo. Color (Technicolor) A rabbi headed West hooks up with an outlaw.
- Robert Aldrich
- Gene Wilder
Summaries. 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 and almost killed by outlaws. A rabbi from Poland travels to the United States to lead a Jewish congregation in San Francisco.
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Overview. Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road.
