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Montefiore Club, The

Genre

Documentary

Directed By

Saul Henteleff

Date: Nov 2003
Length: 00:25:00
Process: Colour
Country: Canada
Language: English
Shooting Format: 16 mm
Sound Format: Dialogue, Music, Voice-Over

Synopsis

In 1949 a group of men from Winnipeg's Jewish community got together to start a club - The Montefiore Club - a place of their own to play high stakes poker, eat salami and eggs and party till dawn. It was a fast joint! But that was the public image. What few people know is that the club also served a vital community function - in its 50 years of existence it became a centre of deep friendship and a source of huge philanthropic generosity. In this half hour documentary film the filmmaker looks at the long and colorful life of the Montefiore Club.

Tags

cards, clubs, community, family, friendship, Jewish, memory, poker, Winnipeg

Credits

Director
Saul Henteleff
Producer
Saul Henteleff
Screenplay
Saul Henteleff
Cinematographer
Charles Lavack, Linda Danchak
Editor
Saul Henteleff, John Kozak
Music
Richard Moody
Sound
Norman Dugas

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