Word: hoffberg
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Boot Polish (R. D. Purie; Hoffberg),the first Indian-made film to be released generally in the U.S., has drawn quick comparison to Shoeshine, Vittorio De Ska's 1947 Italian classic. The comparison, apparently based on the similarity of titles, is unfortunate. The two films move in opposite directions-Shoeshine despairingly toward the lower depths, Boot Polish wistfully toward the light. More importantly, their coupling might becloud the fact that Boot Polish is a nearly flawless little gem of a fable that glows with its own brilliance, without need of outside illumination...
Cornell--Bow, Gerald Fuller; 2, David Hoffberg; 3, Robert Dunbar; 4, Melvin Harvey; 5, Richard Jones; 6, Arnold Haseley; 7, William Johnson; Stroke, James Thompson; Cox, Lemuel Wingard...
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