The Real Shlemiel, later released as Aaron's Magic Village (German: Die Schelme von Schelm) is a 1995 European-Israeli adventure-fantasy film. It was released in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. The film is based on Stories for Children by Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Cast[]
| Character | Original Actor | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator | Martin Umbach | Fyvush Finkel |
| Aaron | Manuel Straube | Tommy J. Michaels |
| Uncle Shlemiel | Michael Rüth | Ronn Carroll |
| Zlateh the Goat | Sibylle Nicolai | Tovah Feldshuh |
| Aunt Sarah | Anita Höfer | |
| The Matchmaker | Lisa Kreuzer | |
| Darko the Sorcerer | Willi Röbke | Stephen D. Newman |
| The Lantuch | Katrin Fröhlich | Ivy Austin |
| Gronam Ox | Donald Arthur | Harry Goz |
| Sender the Shoemaker | Alwin Joachim Meyer | Lee Wilkof |
| Peter Bischoff (singing) | ||
| Tudras | Gert Wiedenhofen | |
| Treitel the Tailor | Roland Astor | Chip Zien |
| Gotti Gottschalk (singing) | ||
| The Donkey | Frank Lenart | |
| Schmendrick the Carpenter | Imo Heite | Larry Keith |
| Fritz Graas (singing) | ||
| Lekish | Hans Rainer Müller | Lewis J. Stadlen |
| Wolly Emperhoff (singing) | ||
| Zeinvel the Baker | Imo Heite | |
| The Peddler | Martin Umbach | |
| Peter Bischoff (singing) | ||
| Dana | Angela Wiederhut | Laura Dean |
| Jane Bogaert (singing) | ||
| Dina | Mara Winzer | Margery Gray |
| Dona | Alisa Palmer | Julia Murney |
| Ulli Essmann (singing) |
Notes[]
- On the US VHS release, the film was called Aaron's Magic Village. For the later DVD release, however, the title was changed to The Real Shlemiel.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia/Tristar Home Video | 1997 | 
|
NTSC | United States | 
|
| 2003 | 
|
1 NTSC | |||
External Links[]
- The Real Shlemiel at the Internet Movie Database