Avalon
Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.
Genres
Overview
A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
126 min
Release Date
1990-10-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
85
Vote Average
6.6
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Sam Krichinsky
Aidan Quinn
Jules Kaye
Elizabeth Perkins
Ann Kaye
Joan Plowright
Eva Krichinsky
Leo Fuchs
Hymie Krichinsky
Lou Jacobi
Gabriel Krichynsky
Eve Gordon
Dottie Krik
Kevin Pollak
Izzy Kirke
Israel Rubinek
Nathan Krichinsky
Elijah Wood
Michael Kaye
Grant Gelt
Teddy Kirke
Mindy Loren Isenstein
Mindy Kirk
Shifra Lerer
Nellie Krichinsky
Mina Bern
Alice Krichinsky
Frania Rubinek
Faye Krichinsky
Neil Kirk
Herbie
Ronald Guttman
Simka
Rachel Aviva
Elka
Sylvia Weinberg
Mrs. Parkes
Ralph Tabakin
Principal Dunn
Steve Aronson
Moving Man
Miles A. Perman
Gas Attendant
Beatrice Yoffe
Nursing Home Receptionist
Brian Sher
Country Club Page
Frank Tamburo
Mugger
Patrick Flynn
Fire Chief
Herb Levinson
Rabbi at Funeral
Paul Quinn
K & K Employee
Kevin Blum
Young Jules
Alvin Myerovich
The Father
Moishe Rosenfeld
William as a Young Man
Michael Krauss
Sam as a Young Man
Michael Edelstein
Gabriel as a Young Man
Bernardo Hiller
Hymie as a Young Man
Brian Shait
Nathan as a Young Man
Dawne Hindle
Eva as a Young Woman
Christine Mosere
Nellie as a Young Woman
Anna Bergman
Alice as a Young Woman
Mary Lechter
Faye as a Young Woman
Barbara Morris
Mollie as a Young Woman
Tom Wood
Michael as an Adult
Christopher James Lekas
Michael's Son - Sam
Ava Eileen Quinn
David as a Baby
David Thornhill
David at 8 Months
Jordan Young
David at 10 Years
Tammy Walker
Camera Girl
David Long
TV Commercial Director
Brenda Alford
Night Club Singer
Thomas Joy
Country Club Singer
Jamie Zemarel
Supper Club Singer
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