REAL SHLEMIEL (DVD/P&S 1.33/DSS/ENG-SUB)-NLA DVD

Die Schelm von Schelm
An amalgam of fairy tales penned by Jewish author Isaac Bashevis Singer, this charming animated musical tale is set in Chelm, a mythical Polish hamlet populated by fools. Chelm became so after one of God's cherubs -- charged by Yaweh to sprinkle foolishness throughout his newly created earth to temper the intelligence and wisdom distributed by other small angels -- clumsily dumps all of the idiot dust on the tiny town. The stuff is potent, and no wisdom or even common sense can be found amongst its residents. One day, orphan Aaron is sent there to be raised by his Uncle Schlemiel and Aunt Sarah. Aaron brings with him his wise, bespectacled goat Zlateh. As the only sources of intelligent life in town, it is up to them to save the people from the wicked machinations of a sorcerer seeking to steal the Book of Marvels from the town hall so he can release a destructive golem, a hideous monster made of clay, to ruin Chelm. Featuring detailed background work and only average animation, the story's appeal is for very young children, though some may not understand some of the Yiddish words used throughout. The songs were penned by Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) and Michel Legrand (Yentl). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast Fyvush Finkel as Tommy Michaels as Aaron Tovah Feldshuh as Aunt Sarah Tovah Feldshuh as Matchmaker Tovah Feldshuh as Zlateh the Goat Ronn Carroll as Uncle Shlemiel Harry Goz as Gronam Ox Ivy Austin as The Lantuch

Crew Albert Hanan Kaminski - Director Michel Legrand - Composer (Music Score) Sheldon Harnick - Songwriter Peter Volkle - Producer Peter Volke - Producer Gilbert Hus - Producer Dora Benousilio - Producer Jacqueline Galia Benousilio - Screenwriter Albert Hanan Kaminski - Screenwriter Isaac Bashevis Singer - Short Story Author

Die Schelm von Schelm
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DDS: Dolby Digital Surround Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: G DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 77 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Start [2:51] 2. "Remember" [3:04] 3. Uncle Shlemiel's Family [2:32] 4. "A Credit to Chelm" [3:51] 5. The Sorcerer [2:23] 6. A Crazy Job [2:59] 7. "The Wisest of the Wise" [2:42] 8. "I'll Be Rich" [2:44] 9. A Strange Women [2:56] 10. The Sorcerer's Spell [1:13] 11. "I'm a Lantuch" [2:24] 12. "I Must be Seeing Things." [2:35] 13. A Public Menace [1:44] 14. The Book of Marvels [3:05] 15. "The Dumbest of the Dumb" [1:38] 16. The Perfect Hiding Place [1:17] 17. Zlateh the Heroine [3:05] 18. The Fox Finds the Key [1:50] 19. Stealing the Book [2:08] 20. Two Chelms [3:39] 21. The Golem Lives! [3:02] 22. Chelm Destroyed [6:06] 23. The Sorcerer's Castle [3:45] 24. The Book Destroyed [2:58] 25. A Spark of Love [1:04] 26. The Sorcerer's Stone [1:17] 27. Victory Parade [3:10] 28. Leaving Chelm Forever [4:52]