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The Frisco Kid (1979)

Film · 1979 · 119 min · PG · Adventure · Comedy · 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.

Directed by Robert Aldrich

Starring Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio, George DiCenzo, Leo Fuchs, Penny Peyser, William Smith

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In cinemas13 July 1979
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First release anywhere6 July 1979

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