Without a Home
1939, Yiddish. Directed by Aleksander Marten.
The last Yiddish feature made in Poland before WWII, this 1939 film is based on a 1907 play by the prolific playwright Jacob Gordin. Living in poverty in Kazimierz Dolny, the Rywkin family sees the father emigrate to the U.S. in search of a better life, where, after years of hard work and loneliness, he meets Bessie, a nightclub singer who helps him reunite with his family from Poland.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Yiddish
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- Released
- 2 January 1939
- Original title
- On a heym
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Jakub Gordin
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Without a Home runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Without a Home isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1939. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Without a Home?
Without a Home (1939) was directed by Aleksander Marten and stars Aleksander Marten, Ida Kamińska, Adam Domb.