The Frisco Kid (1979)

07/13/1979 1h 59m

This kosher cowboy hasn't got a prayer -- but plenty of laughs.

How old is the movie?

45 years 10 months 7 days

Overview

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced traveller, he is tricked by con men to pay for the trip to go west, then they leave him and his belongings scattered along a deserted road. He is befriended by a stranger, Tommy, who is a bank robber and have many adventures during their journey.

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Cast Ages at Release

Gene Wilder

as Avram

Born 06/11/1933

Died 08/29/2016, age 83

Harrison Ford

as Tommy

Born 07/13/1942, age 82

Ramon Bieri

as Mr. Jones

Born 06/16/1929

Died 05/27/2001, age 71

Val Bisoglio

as Chief Gray Cloud

Born 05/07/1926

Died 10/18/2021, age 95

George DiCenzo

as Darryl Diggs

Born 04/21/1940

Died 08/09/2010, age 70

Penny Peyser

as Rosalie

Born 02/09/1951, age 74

William Smith

as Matt Diggs

Born 03/24/1933

Died 07/05/2021, age 88

Clyde Kusatsu

as Mr. Ping

Born 09/13/1948, age 76

Vincent Schiavelli

as Brother Bruno

Born 11/10/1948

Died 12/25/2005, age 57

Ian Wolfe

as Father Joseph

Born 11/04/1896

Died 01/23/1992, age 95

David Bradley

as Julius Rosensheine

Born 04/17/1942, age 83