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Abraham (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (help·info), Modern: Avraham, Tiberian: ʼAḇrāhām, Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom, Arabic: إبراهيم Ibrāhīm, Ge'ez: አብርሃም ʼAbrəham, Greek: Aβραάμ, Russian: Авраам), whose birth name was Abram, is the eponym of the Abrahamic religions, among which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. According to both the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an, through his sons Ishmael and Isaac, Abraham is the forefather of many tribes, namely the Ishmaelites, Israelites, Midianites and Edomites. Abraham was a descendant of Noah's son, Shem. Christians believe that Jesus was a descendant of Abraham through Isaac, and Muslims believe that Muhammad was a descendant of Abraham through Ishmael. Abraham is notable for his advocation and promotion of monotheism.
The Book of Genesis narrative that records the life of Abraham presents his role as one that could only be fulfilled through a monotheistic covenant established between him and God. The Qur'an has stories about Abraham and his offspring that are similar to the Bible's. In Islam, Abraham is recognised as a prophet, patriarch and messenger, archetype of the perfect Muslim, and reformer of the Kaaba.
Actors: Stellan Skarsgård (actor), Laura Morante (actress), Julian Fellowes (writer), Tomas Arana (actor), William Shakespeare (writer), Paul Giamatti (actor), Julian Fellowes (producer), Damian Lewis (actor), Milena Canonero (producer), Hakan Kousetta (miscellaneous crew), Lesley Manville (actress), Rachel Griffiths (miscellaneous crew), Peter Honess (editor), Matt Patresi (actor), Simon Bosanquet (producer),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Bill Hader (actor), David Pasquesi (actor), Jack Black (actor), Vinnie Jones (actor), Marshall Manesh (actor), Rick Overton (actor), Kyle Gass (actor), Hank Azaria (actor), Ted Ferguson (actor), David Cross (actor), Xander Berkeley (actor), Michael Cera (actor), Matt Besser (actor), Harold Ramis (actor), Oliver Platt (actor),
Plot: Zed, a prehistoric would-be hunter, eats from a tree of forbidden fruit and is banished from his tribe, accompanied by Oh, a shy gatherer. On their travels, they meet Cain and Abel on a fateful day, stop Abraham from killing Isaac, become slaves, and reach the city of Sodom where their tribe is now enslaved. Zed and Oh are determined to rescue the women they love, Maya and Eema. Standing in their way is Sodom's high priest and the omnipresent Cain. Zed tries to form an alliance with Princess Innana, which may backfire. Can an inept hunter and a smart but slender and diffident gatherer become heroes and make a difference?
Keywords: abraham, accidental-death, aggression, anachronism, animal-attack, anti-hero, applause, arrow, attempted-filicide, attempted-sacrificeActors: Virgílio Castelo (actor), Diogo Morgado (actor), Michael Rogers (producer), Jorge Gabriel (actor), Isabel Medina (actress), Wayne Duvall (actor), Adriano Carvalho (actor), Chris Blunden (editor), António Fonseca (actor), Teresa Tavares (actress), Tim Williams (composer), Rui Paulo (actor), Neil Jackson (writer), Isabel Quadros (costume designer), Luke Mably (actor),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Mike Pfaff (actor), Jamin Bricker (editor), Tré Hardson (actor), Simon O'Reilly (miscellaneous crew), Amy LaBossiere (actress), Casey Gane-McCalla (actor), Dan Hooks (actor), Naython Vane (producer), Laramie Vereen (actor), Erin Wolfman (actor), Jason Bernstein (producer), Evan Manners (composer), Michael Jude Murphy (director), Jack Brown (actor), Shane Gautreau (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Andrée Damant (actress), Louis Navarre (actor), Jim Adhi Limas (actor), Cheik Doukouré (writer), Cheik Doukouré (actor), Cheik Doukouré (director), Cheik Doukouré (producer), Sylvie Flepp (actress), Élisabeth Vitali (actress), Pascal N'Zonzi (actor), Michel Melki (actor), Hélène Blazy (composer), Martial Odone (actor), Claude Koener (actor), Mariam Kaba (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Johnny Galecki (actor), David Proval (actor), Giuseppe Cristiano (composer), Gerhard Schmidt (producer), Brad Krevoy (producer), Julie Hansen (miscellaneous crew), Nick Stahl (actor), Julio Oscar Mechoso (actor), Lukas Haas (actor), Rachael Leigh Cook (actress), John Diehl (actor), Bernhard Speck (miscellaneous crew), Sabine de Mardt (producer), Steve Ransohoff (miscellaneous crew), Karyn Wagner (costume designer),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Aleksey Serebryakov (actor), Yann Dedet (editor), Oleg Yankovskiy (actor), Zinoviy Gerdt (actor), Aleksey Gorbunov (actor), Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (actor), Aleksandr Kalyagin (actor), Rolan Bykov (actor), Daniel Olbrychski (actor), Vladimir Mashkov (actor), Jean-Luc Ormières (producer), Hélène Lapiower (actress), René Cleitman (producer), Nathalie Hubert (editor), Yolande Zauberman (writer),
Plot: In 1930s Poland, it was traditional for some Christian boys to live for a time with Jewish families in order to learn a trade from Jewish craftsmen. For this reason, Ivan has gone to live on a large estate with Abraham and his family, has learned Yiddish, and has become Abraham's best friend. But the anti-Semitism born of poverty, ignorance, and superstition is fierce in this community of and the two boys run away into the countryside to flee an imminent conflict. Journeying together in a menacing environment, they reveal their innocence and inseparability.
Keywords: 1930s, boyhood-friend, character-name-in-title, christian, circumcision, coming-of-age, cross-cultural-relationship, ethnicity, family-relationships, friendActors: John A. Russo (director), Lawrence Tierney (actor), Samuel M. Sherman (producer), John A. Russo (writer), John A. Russo (writer), John Amplas (actor), Lachele Carl (actress), Paul McCollough (editor), Paul McCollough (miscellaneous crew), John Hall (actor), Bob Johnson (actor), Dan Q. Kennis (producer), John Rice (actor), Greg Besnak (actor), Doug Mertz (actor),
Plot: A teenage girl runs away from home because police officer/stepfather puts the moves on her. Hitchhiking to California, she's picked up by two guys who are also traveling cross-country. Along the way, they decide to camp out in the woods and run across a family of Satanists who keep their dead mother in the attic.
Keywords: 17-year-old, animal-cage, animal-trap, attempted-rape, automobile, b-movie, backwoods, based-on-novel, blood, blood-drinkingActors: Rita Moreno (actress), Arthur Hiller (director), Albert Wolsky (costume designer), Dominic Frontiere (composer), Louis Zorich (actor), Alan Arkin (actor), Antonia Rey (actress), Anthony Holland (actor), John Harkins (actor), Adeline Leonard Seakwood (miscellaneous crew), Barbara Dana (actress), Anita Dangler (actress), Arnold Soboloff (actor), Herbert B. Leonard (miscellaneous crew), Judith Lowry (actress),
Plot: Abraham is a Puerto Rican single parent with two boys. He is becoming very worried about them living in their run down neighborhood when one day he notices that Cubans who escape are lionized and given exceptional benefits. He thinks up a plot to have his sons washed ashore as cuban immigrants who will be adopted by rich anglos.
Keywords: breaking-the-fourth-wall, child-nudity, death-of-wife, father-son-relationship, hispanic, independent-film, single-fatherActors: Giorgio Albertazzi (miscellaneous crew), Nino Rota (composer), Franco Zeffirelli (director), Danilo Donati (costume designer), Salvatore Billa (actor), Franco Zeffirelli (writer), Olivia Hussey (actress), Michael York (actor), Anthony Havelock-Allan (producer), William Shakespeare (writer), Milo O'Shea (actor), Laurence Olivier (actor), Robert Stephens (actor), Dhia Cristiani (miscellaneous crew), Pino Colizzi (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet's daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. She returns his affections, but they both know that their families will never allow them to follow their hearts.
Keywords: adolescence, balcony, balls, banishment, bare-breasts, bare-butt, based-on-play, brawl, character-name-in-title, classic-literatureMusic: Irving Berlin
Lyrics: Irving Berlin
Premiere: 1942
Upon a February morn
A tiny baby boy was born
Abraham, Abraham
When he grew up this tiny babe
Folks all called him Honest Abe
Abraham, Abraham
In eighteen sixty, he became
The sixteenth president
And now he's in the hall of fame
A most respected gent
That's why we celebrate
This blessed February date
Abraham, Abraham
[2]
When black folks lived in slavery
Who was it set the darkie free?
Abraham, Abraham
When trouble came down from the shelf
Who's heart was bigger than himself?
Abraham, Abraham
The country's going to the dogs
They shouted loud and long
Then from a cabin made out of logs
The right man come along
And that is why we celebrate
This blessed February date
Abraham, Abraham
[3]
The U.S.A.'s united thanks
To one whose name was Nancy Hanks
Abraham, Abraham
She gave this land the finest son
Who ever went to Washington
Abraham, Abraham
Someone told him General Grant
Was drinking every night
He answered, "Go see if you can't
Get all my generals tight"
That's why we celebrate
This blessed February date
Abraham, Abraham
Thank the Lord for
Abraham
Abraham