Goldstein (film)

Goldstein is a 1964 film co-directed by Philip Kaufman and Benjamin Manaster, and produced by Kaufman and Zev Braun.

Plot
The cast featured a number of actors from The Second City comedy troupe in a retelling of the story of Elijah.

Cast

 * Lou Gilbert as Old Man
 * Ellen Madison as Sally
 * Tom Erhart as Sculptor
 * Ben Carruthers as Jay
 * Charles Fischer as Mr. Nice
 * Severn Darden as Doctor
 * Anthony Holland as Aid
 * Nelson Algren as himself
 * Jack Burns as Truck Driver / Policeman
 * Mike Turro as Guard
 * Viola Spolin
 * Del Close as Doctor

Reception and legacy
It had earned praise by filmmakers Jean Renoir and François Truffaut (the former called it "the best American film I have seen in 20 years").

Accolades
The film shared the Prix de la Nouvelle Critique at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964 with Bertolucci's Before the Revolution.