Quick Facts
DirectorRobert Aldrich
Runtime1h 59m · PG
GenresAdventure · Comedy · Drama · Western
Release1979-07-06
Film
The Frisco Kid
1979· PG· 1h 59m· Adventure· Comedy· Drama· Western
“This kosher cowboy hasn't got a prayer -- but plenty of laughs.”
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. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.
1979-07-06
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Key Crew
DirectorRobert Aldrich
WriterFrank Shaw
ProducerMace Neufeld
Director of PhotographyRobert B. Hauser
Original Music ComposerFrank De Vol
EditorIrving Rosenblum
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 20 crew)
Details
Released1979-07-06
Runtime1h 59m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosWarner Bros. Pictures
Budget$9M
Box office$9M
LanguagesEnglish · Yiddish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.1/10 · 169 votes
Original languageen
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