The Flying Matchmaker (1966)
2h
Running Time
February 5, 1966Release Date
The Flying Matchmaker (1966)
2h
Running Time
February 5, 1966Release Date
Plot.
Reb Kalman, the matchmaker comes home on Shabbat to find out that Reb Pinchas has been there. He learns that RebPinchas wants him to find a husband from a good family for his daughter Carolina. Carolina, however, is in love with Max, her French teacher. Pinchas finds them making out and is furious and even more adamant that she marry soon. Reb Kalman finds Kuni Lemel as a possible match. It turns out that Max and Kuni are cousins and are identical, except that Kuni is blind in one eye, limps, and stutters. Max plans to act like Kuni so that Reb Pinchas will have his daughter marry Max by mistake. The real Kuni Lemel shows up and has everyone confused.
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Cast & Crew.
Mike Burstyn
Max / Kuni Leml
Mike Burstyn
Max / Kuni Leml
Raphael Klatchkin
Matchmaker
Germaine Unikovsky
Matchmaker's Daughter
Shmuel Rodensky
Rebbe Pinchas
Elisheva Michaeli
Rebbe Pinchas' Wife
Israel Becker
Director
Rina Ganor
Rebbe Pinchas's Daughter
Details.
Release DateFebruary 5, 1966
Original Nameשני קוני למל
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
Wiki.
The Flying Matchmaker (also: Two Kuni Lemel, Shnei Kuni Leml or שני קוני למל) is a 1966 Israeli film musical directed by Israel Becker. The story is based on the 1880 Yiddish play Di tsvey Kuni-Lemels by Abraham Goldfaden. The film was the first major success on screen for lead actor Mike Burstyn who has a double role as Kuni Leml and his cousin Max, and also casts his father Pesach Burstein in a small role. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.