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The Assistant

5.7 / 10 | 1h 56m | Canada
1998 | Crime | Drama | Romance
Daniel Petrie scripted and directed this Canadian-British film, an adaptation of the memorable 1957 Brooklyn-based novel by Brooklyn-born Bernard Malamud, author of The Natural. During the Depression, drifter Frank Alpine (Gil Bellows) and hobo Ward Minogue (Jaimz Woolvett) rob the small Bober family grocery. Minogue attacks frail Morris Bober (Armin Mueller-Stahl) because he has little money. Later, guilt sends Alpine back to the store, where he goes unrecognized and is hired by Bober as an assistant, despite the objections of Ida Bober (Joan Plowright). While Frank works the store, receiving miniscule wages, he falls for Bober's daughter, Helen (Kate Greenhouse), and Morris eventually learns who Frank really is.

Cast List (20)

Daniel Petrie
Daniel Petrie
Director
Gil Bellows
Gil Bellows
Frank Alpine
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Mr. Morris Bober
Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
Mrs. Ida Bober
Jaimz Woolvett
Jaimz Woolvett
Ward Minogue
Frank Moore
Frank Moore
Detective Minogue
Kate Greenhouse
Kate Greenhouse
Helen Bober
Sam Aaron
Sam Aaron
Customer Max
Dick Callahan
Dick Callahan
Foreman
David Clement
David Clement
Rabbi #2
Alon Nashman
Alon Nashman
Louis Karp
Larry Solway
Larry Solway
Rabbi #1
Nicolas Van Burek
Nicolas Van Burek
Suspected Man
Ingrid Veninger
Ingrid Veninger
Young Woman
Darlene Mignacco
Darlene Mignacco
Tessie Fuso
Michael Ricupero
Michael Ricupero
Nick Fuso
Frank Ruffo
Frank Ruffo
Coffee Pot Owner
Louis Danto
Louis Danto
Jewish Prayer
Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud
Writer
Daniel Petrie
Daniel Petrie
Writer

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