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The Juggler (1953)

The Juggler poster
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Holocaust survivor travels to Israel. He struggles to adjust to a new life and grapples with his traumatic past.

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What happens

The Juggler is a 1953 American drama war film starring Kirk Douglas as a survivor of the Holocaust. The screenplay was adapted by Michael Blankfort from his novel of the same title. It was the first American feature film that was made in Israel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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