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Esther Kahn

2001·2h 37m·Not Rated
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 6.7/10
1,247 votes
Metascore
46
Metacritic

A Jewish girl in 19th-century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.

Esther Kahn is a 2001 drama romance movie directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Ian Holm, Summer Phoenix, Fabrice Desplechin. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.7/10 from 1,247 votes and runs 2h 37m.

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Director
Arnaud Desplechin
Stars
Ian Holm
Summer Phoenix
Fabrice Desplechin
Akbar Kurtha
Details
2001-11-23
157 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ France, United Kingdom
★ English, Hebrew, Italian, Yiddish
Keywords
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