The Real Shlemiel poster

The Real Shlemiel poster

The Real Shlemiel

In a village of fools, he's a hero.

1995 1h 16m 6.1Movie

AnimationFamilyAdventure

When God distributed wiseness and foolishness through a newly created world, one of the cherubs accidentally dropped all the foolishness on a tiny village called Chelm. So everyone in the village is very dumb. Recently orphaned boy Aaron and his friendly goat Zlateh live there with Aaron's uncle Shlemiel. When an evil sorcerer and his monster attack the village, Aaron and Zlateh have to defend it themselves.

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Albert Hanan Kaminski

Director, Screenplay

Jacqueline Galia Benousilio

Screenplay

Top Cast

Fyvush Finkel

Fyvush Finkel

Narrator (voice)

Tommy J. Michaels

Aaron (voice) (as Tommy Michaels)

Ronn Carroll

Ronn Carroll

Uncle Shlemiel (voice)

Tovah Feldshuh

Tovah Feldshuh

Zlateh the Goat / Aunt Sarah / The Matchmaker (voice)

Stephen D. Newman

Darko the Sorcerer (voice) (as Steve Newman)

Ivy Austin

Ivy Austin

The Lantuch (voice)

Harry Goz

Gronam Ox (voice)

Lee Wilkof

Lee Wilkof

Sender / Tudras (voice)

Chip Zien

Chip Zien

Treitel / The Donkey (voice)

Larry Keith

Schmendrick / Voice Over (voice)

Lewis J. Stadlen

Lewis J. Stadlen

Lekish / Zeinvel / The Peddler (voice)

Laura Dean

Laura Dean

Dana (voice)

Margery Gray

Dina (voice) (as Margery Gray Harnick)

Julia K. Murney

Julia K. Murney

Dona (voice) (as Julia K. Murney)