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A Letter to Mama

1938·Movie
1h 46min
IMDb6.9

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One of the last Yiddish films made in Poland before the Nazi invasion, this film tells the story of a mother's persistent struggles to support her three children in pre-war World War II Polish Ukraine. After her family is pulled apart by severe poverty and the turmoil of war, she and her children make their way to New York and turn to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society for help.
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Directed by:
Leon Trystan, Joseph Green

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How long is A Letter to Mama?

1 h 46 min

A Letter to Mama runs 1 h 46 min.

What language is A Letter to Mama in?

Yiddish

It was made in Yiddish. Produced in Poland, United States.