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Solomon & Gaenor

Their tragedy was to fall in love.

1999★ 5.9 · 191h 45mDramaRomance

Overview

A young Jew in 1911 Wales tries to make his living by selling fabrics door to door, but to do so he must hide his nationality. On one of his sales he meets and falls in love with a demure young woman with a strong-willed father and a Jew-hating brother. The two fall in love and she becomes pregnant, but only then does she learn of his ethnic background. When anti-Jewish riots break out, the two are forced to flee and become separated.

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Cast

Ioan Gruffudd
as Solomon Levinsky

Mark Lewis Jones
as Crad Rees

Steffan Rhodri
as Noah Jones

Maureen Lipman
as Rezl

Sue Jones-Davies
as Gwen

William Thomas
as Idris Rees

David Horovitch
as Isaac

Nia Roberts
as Gaenor Rees

Julian Lewis Jones
as Wyn

Cyril Shaps
as Ephraim

Emyr Wyn
as Reverend Roberts

Helen Griffin
as Aunt Myfanwy

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Release date: 1999-04-30

Revenue: $301,754

Runtime: 1h 45m

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DramaRomance

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