Maurice Schwartz Movies

Tevya

69/100

The original, non-musical film version of the book which inspired "Fiddler on the Roof".

Slaves of Babylon

53/100

In ancient times, a Jew is instrumental in the crowning of a new Median-Persian king who, in return, conquers Babylon and frees all the Jewish slaves.

Uncle Moses

64/100

Wealthy, powerful sweatshop owner falls in love with employee's teenage daughter, who feels obligated to marry him after he shares his wealth with her parents, though she actually loves a young Marxist unionizer.

Yiskor

Yiskor (1924) re-edited with additional sound sequences and narration filmed and recorded in New York City in 1932.

Souls in Exile

A Jewish writer in Czarist Russia is forced to flee when the government comes after him for his "objectionable" writings. He emigrates to the US, where he settles in New York City's Lower ... See full summary »

Jiskor

This period drama set in 18th century Volhynia stars Maurice Schwartz as Leybke, a handsome Jewish guardsman who, in the end, martyrs himself and saves his brethren.