Children Must Laugh

One of the few surviving documentaries about Jewish life in Poland before World War II, this film was produced to raise funds for the Vladimir Medem Sanitarium, an institution that stood as the embodiment of health and enlightenment, in striking contrast to the grim images of urban Polish-Jewish poverty.

Country:

Poland

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

61 minutes

Year:

1936

Director:

Aleksander Ford

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Company:

Sanatorium im. Wlodzimierza Medema

Cast:
A.L. Alexander

Narrator (US Version)

David Dubinsky

Himself, Introductory Speaker (US Version)

B. Charney Vladeck

Himself, Introductory Speaker (US Version)

Crew:
Aleksander Ford

Director

Henoch Kon

Original Music Composer

Wanda Wasilewska

Writer

Karol Siegel

Sound

Jacob Pat

Writer