Broken Barriers
Jan 01, 1919 · 1h 16m
Director
Charles E. DavenportOverview
This 1919 silent is the first American film based on the same Sholem Aleichem stories as Fiddler on the Roof, but produced 50 years before the blockbuster musical. Unlike most adaptations of Aleichem’s work, Broken Barriers (Khavah) focuses not on Tevye the milkman, but on his daughter Khavah, who falls in love with the gentile boy Fedka and must navigate the reverberations from this with both her community and her family.
Cast of Broken Barriers
Crew of Broken Barriers
About Broken Barriers
What is Broken Barriers about?
This 1919 silent is the first American film based on the same Sholem Aleichem stories as Fiddler on the Roof, but produced 50 years before the blockbuster musical. Unlike most adaptations of Aleichem’s work, Broken Barriers (Khavah) focuses not on Tevye the milkman, but on his daughter Khavah, who falls in love with the gentile boy Fedka and must navigate the reverberations from this with both…
When was Broken Barriers released?
Broken Barriers was released on January 1, 1919.
How long is Broken Barriers?
Broken Barriers runs 1 hour 16 minutes (76 minutes).
Who directed Broken Barriers?
Broken Barriers was directed by Charles E. Davenport.
Who is in the cast of Broken Barriers?
The cast of Broken Barriers includes Alice Hastings (Khavah), Alexander Tenenholtz (Fedka), Giacomo Masuroff (Tobias, Khavah's Father), Billie Wilson (Khavah's Mother) and Sonia Radin (Parasha, Fedka's Mother).