---
title: 'Hester Street (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joan Micklin Silver'
released: '1975-03-19'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hester-street-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073107/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hester Street (1975)

1975 · 90 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Hester Street is a 1975 American comedy drama film based on Abraham Cahan's 1896 novella Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto, and was adapted and directed by Joan Micklin Silver. The film stars Steven Keats and Carol Kane, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joan Micklin Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-micklin-silver)
- **Screenplay:** [Joan Micklin Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-micklin-silver), [Abraham Cahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/abraham-cahan)
- **Producer:** [Abraham Cahan](https://cinepixo.com/people/abraham-cahan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbert L. Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-l-clarke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ken Van Sickle](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-van-sickle)
- **Editor:** [Katherine Wenning](https://cinepixo.com/people/katherine-wenning)

## Cast

- [Carol Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-kane)
- [Steven Keats](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-keats)
- [Dorrie Kavanaugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorrie-kavanaugh)
- [Doris Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-roberts)
- [Robert Lesser](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lesser)
- [Lin Shaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/lin-shaye)
- [Joanna Merlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-merlin)

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