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A Stranger Among Us

Movie (1992)

In this attempt to revisit the success of Witness in which a cop goes Amish, we here have a cop go undercover among the Hasidic Jews of New York City. But in this one, Melanie Griffith is bravely (if stupidly) cast as tough New York cop Emily Edith. When a brutal murder occurs among the Hasidic Jews and looks like an inside job, she goes undercover to find the culprit.

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Released:	Jan 1st, 1992
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A Stranger Among Us Main Cast

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Melanie Griffith
plays Emily Eden

John Pankow
plays Levine

Tracy Pollan
plays Mara

Lee Richardson
plays Rebbe

Mia Sara
plays Leah

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Movie Goof (continuity error): The position of Melanie's handbag when she visits her father.
Movie Goof (factual errors): The shot of the newsstand shows the Israeli newspaper "Ma'ariv". The movie takes place in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, home mainly to Chassidim of the Satmar dynasty who have been extremely anti-Zionist since the mid 20th century and probably not customers of "Zionist entity" publications. Also, the English-Jewish paper "The Jewish Press" is on display. Since Yiddish is the first language of most Williamsburg chassidim the main papers on display should be in the Yiddish language; Der Yid and/or Der Blatt are the preferred reads.
At the Sabbath meal the assembled group dances to a "niggun" (wordless melody) that is traditional among Lubavitch Chassidim. It is usually sung as a preparation to one of the Rebbe's discourses being repeated from memory, though; not as a slow circle-dance.
James Gandolfini's film/television debut.

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