Goldstein is a 1964 film co-directed by Philip Kaufman and Benjamin Manaster,[1] and produced by Kaufman and Zev Braun. The cast featured a number of actors from The Second City comedy troupe in a retelling of the story of Elijah.[2] It had earned praise by filmmakers Jean Renoir and François Truffaut (the former called it "the best American film I have seen in 20 years").[3][4]

Goldstein
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Directed by	Philip Kaufman Benjamin Manaster
Written by	Philip Kaufman Benjamin Manaster
Produced by	Zev Braun Philip Kaufman
Cinematography	Jean-Phillippe Carson
Edited by	Adolfas Mekas
Music by	Meyer Kupferman
Production companies	Montrose Film Productions Braun Entertainment Group
Distributed by	Altura Films International
Release date	1964 (1964)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Accolades

The film shared the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964 with Bertolucci's Before the Revolution.[5]

Cast

• Lou Gilbert as Old Man
• Ellen Madison as Sally
• Tom Erhart as Sculptor
• Ben Carruthers as Jay
• Charles Fischer as Mr. Nice
• Severn Darden as Doctor
• Anthony Holland as Aid
• Nelson Algren as himself
• Jack Burns as Truck Driver / Policeman
• Mike Turro as Guard
• Viola Spolin
• Del Close as Doctor

See also

• Improvisational theatre
• Martin Buber
• Jewish folklore

References

External links

• Goldstein at IMDb