One of the Thirty-six

One of the Thirty-six (1925) is a film directed by Henryk Szaro.

The action takes place during the January Uprising. A Russian commander imposed a tribute on a town inhabited by Jews; the money was appropriated by an adjutant, and eleven hostages faced court martial for allegedly failing to pay tribute and forging the commander's signature. A legend is woven into the plot: the sacred number 36 indicates thirty-six righteous. Nameless, unknown to anyone, they live as paupers or simpletons, carrying the burden of the world's sins on their shoulders. A good deed or a miracle that averts misfortune betrays them; however, the perpetrator of the miracle must die. The film has not survived to this day.

Cast

Jonas Turkow

drwal Benedykt

Mojzesz Lipman

reb Nuchen Parnes

Helena Gotlib

żona Parnesa

Irma Green

Estera, córka Parnesa

Klara Segałowicz

Sara Grzesznica

Aleksander Maniecki

komendant garnizonu

Michał Halicz

Mikołaj Martynow

Chaim Sandler

nosiwoda

Józef Zaremba

Kazimierz Jankowski

Róża Soszana