the unlikely duo of zero mostel and harry belafonte team up to give u some interesting performance and subject matter in the angel levine . it one interest twist on the theme from it a wonderful life . zero be marry to ida kaminsky and the two of them belong to a special class of elderly jewish poor in new york . mostel use to be a tailor and proud of his trade and but his back and arthritis have prevent him from work . kaminsky be mostly bedridden . he reduce to apply for welfare . in desperation like jimmy stewart and he cry out to god for some help . now maybe if he have get someone like henry travers thing might have work out differently and but even stewart have trouble accept travers . but travers have one thing go for him and he be over 100 year off this mortal coil and all his tie to earthly thing be go . god sent mostel something quite different and the recently decease harry belafonte who should have at least be give some basic training for angel before be give an assignment . belafonte hasn not accept he move on from life and he still get a lot of issue . he also have a wife and gloria foster and who doesn not know he pass on and hit by a car right at the beginning of the film . you put his issue and mostel issue and you have get a good conflict and start with the fact that mostel can not believe in a black jew name levine . this be the farewell performance for polish or jewish actress ida kaminsky who get a nomination for best actress in the shop on main street a few year back . the other prominent role here be that of irish actor milo oshea play a nice jewish doctor . remember oshea brogue from the verdict and i be really surprised to see and hear him carry off the part of the doctor . the angel levine raise some interesting and disturbing question about faith and race in this society . it bring to you by a stellar cast and of course create by acclaimed writer bernard malamud . make sure to catch it when broadcast .