The Jester
1937, Yiddish. Directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski & Joseph Green.
Getsel, a wandering Purim player, comes to a Galica village and gets a job with Reb Nuchem, the shoemaker. He falls in love with Esther, the shoemaker's daughter, but knows she is in love with a wandering circus player. However, Getzel is content in his work and dreams. Esther's father inherits a fortune and attempts to marry her to a man of his choice, but she flees with Getzel to Warsaw, where he meets and marries the circus player. Getzel returns to the village and is blamed for Esther's disappearance until she shows up and explains what happened. Getzel shoulders his pack and wanders on to another village.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Yiddish
- Rated
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- Released
- 2 January 1937
- Original title
- Der Purimshpiler
- Country
- Poland, United States of America
- Written by
- Joseph Victor
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The Jester runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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The Jester isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1937. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Jester?
The Jester (1937) was directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski and Joseph Green and stars Zygmunt Turkow, Miriam Kressyn, Eni Liton.