• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1979-07-06
  • Runtime119 minutes
  • TaglineThis kosher cowboy hasn't got a prayer -- but plenty of laughs.
  • Revenue9,300,000$
  • GenreAdventure, Comedy, Western, Drama
  • Production
    CompaniesWarner Bros. Pictures
  • Budget9,200,000$

Movie Overview

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.

Casts

Gene Wilder

Harrison Ford

Ramon Bieri

Val Bisoglio

George DiCenzo

Penny Peyser

William Smith

Jack Somack

Beege Barkette

Shay Duffin

Walter Janovitz

Joe Kapp

Clyde Kusatsu

Allan Rich

Henry Rowland

Vincent Schiavelli

John Steadman

Ian Wolfe

Steffen Zacharias

John Bleifer

Rolfe Sedan

Larry Gelman

Martin Garner

David Bradley

Chip Frye

Catherine Chase

George Barrows

Robert Padilla

Frank De Vol

Karl Lukas

Hank Robinson