The Frisco Kid

Name: The Frisco Kid
Director: Robert Aldrich
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Western, Drama
Released: 1979-07-06
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 6.087
Cast: Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford, Ramon Bieri, Val Bisoglio, George DiCenzo

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

1979

1h 59m

Adventure Comedy Western Drama

Director: Robert Aldrich

Writers: Michael Elias, Frank Shaw

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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.