Avalon
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Avalon

Three generations of family. They shared a dream called America in a place called Avalon.

6.7 / 10 1990 2h 6mPG English
Drama

Storyline

A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.

Cast & Crew

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Sam Krichinsky

Lead
Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Jules Kaye

Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins

Ann Kaye

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Eva Krichinsky

Leo Fuchs

Leo Fuchs

Hymie Krichinsky

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Gabriel Krichynsky

Eve Gordon

Eve Gordon

Dottie Krik

Kevin Pollak

Kevin Pollak

Izzy Kirke

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barry Levinson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Avalon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker